So why is unemployment still so sh*tty?
Oh. The beast has been starved to death and is still on a diet. (Disclaimer: Liberal link.)
Think Progress wrote:
As of April, there are now more private sector jobs in the United States than there were in January 2009, when President Obama took office. You read that right. We have now replaced all of the private sector jobs lost while Obama has been president. And that was no mean feat, given that over the course of 2009, the private sector shed about 4.2 million jobs.
Unfortunately, the news is not nearly so good when it comes to the public sector, where there are currently 607,000 fewer people working than there were when President Obama took office.
The chart below tells the whole story. Under President Obama, the private sector has experienced a relatively robust recovery, and is now back to where it started when he took office.
Unfortunately, the news is not nearly so good when it comes to the public sector, where there are currently 607,000 fewer people working than there were when President Obama took office.
The chart below tells the whole story. Under President Obama, the private sector has experienced a relatively robust recovery, and is now back to where it started when he took office.
What jobs have been starved out of existance?
Teachers. Firefighters. Police officers. Construction workers.
Careers that used to be respected among all sectors of American life, which are now considered pigs suckling at the government teat by too many on the right because they had the gall to form unions.
Four years ago when I went to renew my driver's license, the DMV's new process was in place with all 8 windows hopping and I was in and out in five minutes. On Wednesday, I was in there for almost an hour because only half the windows were staffed, despite the very efficient system still working well. Budget cuts at the state and local levels killed at least those four jobs, greatly inconveniencing everyone who drives in the state, all in the name of saving them a couple bucks on their taxes.
Edited, May 4th 2012 6:06pm by catwho