THE STATE OF THE UNION

THE STATE OF THE UNION

Forget the speech full of empty promises, forget the media
platitudes and ersatz adulations, forget wishful thinking.
If you want to know the real state of the union, take a
good look with your eyes.

See the millions of unemployed, many with advanced college
degrees? THAT is the state of the union.

See the high-paying jobs flowing to other countries? THAT
is the state of the union.

See the dollar in decline and nothing left to arrest the
fall? THAT is the state of the union.

See corporate executives looting their own companies and
then walking free? THAT is the state of the union.

See the schools that lack basic supplies? THAT is the
state of the union.

See the closed emergency rooms? THAT is the state of the
union.

See the holes in the roads? THAT is the state of the
union.

See the rolling blackouts? THAT is the state of the union.

See the defense budget bloat to half a trillion dollars?
THAT is the state of the union.

See the new nuclear weapons the US Government is building?
THAT is the state of the union.

See the billions in tax dollars pouring out to foreign
governments? THAT is the state of the union.

See the American women and children sleeping in alleys and
eating out of trash dumpsters? THAT is the state of the
union.

See the empty storefronts and commercial vacancies? THAT
is the state of the union.

See the closed factories, the rusted foundries, and the
abandoned mills? THAT is the state of the union.

See the soaring bankruptcies and foreclosures? THAT is the
state of the union.

See the poverty and starvation? THAT is the state of the
union.

And then there are the things you don't see.

You don't see those nuclear weapons Iraq was supposed to
be building. But we invaded Iraq anyway. THAT is the state
of the union.

You don't see chemical or biological weapons we were all
assured Saddam had. But we invaded Iraq anyway. THAT is
the state of the union.

And most of all you don't see the United States looked up
to as a bastion of freedom, law, and democracy anymore.
You don't see the United States looked upon as a moral
leader anymore. You don't see the United States looked on
as a leader in technology anymore.

And THAT, my fellow Americans, is the real state of the
union.

 

Dear Jenna,

please stop making a fool of yourself and leave these nice folks alone so
they can tend to giving the newbies noogies.


George W. Bush
President of The Free World
"Now, where my Daddy!!"

 

All talk and no solution. You must be a democrat.

 

See the millions of unemployed, many with advanced college

How many times do I have to tell you people. Unemployment is at 5.7%.
That is not high.

 

5% is not a high number, no, but when you consider the population...

Not that I care. I have a job

 

5% is not a high number, no, but when you consider the population...

I'm basing it off of history. There is always unemployment. Always. And
historically, 5.7% is not a high rate.

 

See the American women and children sleeping in alleys and

That's not the state of the union, that's just the IT department.

 

where & how did they come up with 5.7%? how accurate is that
figure?

that is the question.

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where & how did they come up with 5.7%? how accurate is that

It's from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. http://www.bls.gov.

 

Well, another question is, how many have lost living wage jobs, and are now
'employed' in part-time McJobs? How many have had their UE benefits run out
and are no longer counted? What will happen to the job market when or if all
thase troops come back from Iraq? There's more, but bottom line is I
distrust that 5% figure from the get go.

JaR
Sceptical Thug

 

Well, another question is, how many have lost living wage jobs, and are
now

Do you really think the economy is that bad?

I think you might be confusing the slump in the IT business with a slump in
the workforce as a whole.

 

Yeah, I do! I work for a large auto dealership. Arguably the largest in our
area. Our sales and service are at an all time low. In fact, if it wasn't
for the trick financing and low interest rates, I doubt we'd be selling much
at all. Even with the above, we are mostly selling high end stuff;
Excursions, Infinitis, and the like. The average and low end cars like
Tauruses, Ecorts, Sentras, etc just are not selling. What do I deduce from
this? Proffesional people are taking advantage of the no to low interest to
get new cars that they would buy anyway, but average people are simply not
able or willing to part with the money. In my area, we have seen most of the
manufacuring and hi-tech jobs go away. Wages are depressed because there are
dozens, sometimes hundreds of applicants for every job. Not just in IT,
either! A new Wal-mart just had a job fair and had over 2000 people show up!
I personally know people who had $15-$20 hr jobs a few years ago now
considering themselves lucky to have $7-$10 hr jobs now. No, they are not
unemployed, but have lost homes, cars, and futures. Yes, until I see living
wage jobs start coming back, I do consider the economy to be 'that bad'.

JaR
Ranting Thug

 

a bit like you school thing.. all moan and no idea..

 

it is if you are unemployed

 

ah so you believe your gov. hahahahahahahahaha

 

i would agree with this..
on reports i've seen the US rich have better tax breaks.. your average is
basically stuffed

 

actually the low dollar may be a godsend...
cut imports and generate exports for the US..

what amazes me is that the US and EU are always arguing about trade... they
really need to wake up and look at the wider picture..

 

it's not only IT it's manufacturing. or anything else that actually makes
things
real things

 

You have to keep in mind that a few years ago venture capitalists were
throwing money at any new business that had ".com" after their name. A lot
of people who would normally have $7-10 hr jobs were able to get $15-20 hr
jobs because the labor force was being spread so thin with all these new
companies being funded by investments (in lieu of actual revenue). Granted
some of the people you know today happy to just have a job making $7-10 hr
today should probably have $15-20 hr jobs, but there are still people making
$15-20 today that really shouldn't be because it costs to much to fire them
and bring someone better qualified in. I can pop my head above the cubicle
at work and count a dozen of those types just within shouting distance.
It'll be a few years before the majority of this society is back in a pay
rate they deserve. The "dot com" age was like a huge economic blender that
will be years before the cream rises back to the top where it belongs.

 

It's the damn global economy. Jobs are moving around, things are changing.
That's the way of the world. We must be agile enough and smart enough to
adjust. Ther're aren't any buggy whip makers anymore either. What do you
want me to do about it?