[Rhodes22-list] Politics - Sexism

[Steven Alm]

I also found this site:

http://www.economagic.com/em-cgi/data.exe/blsla/laust27000003

and it shows figures closer to what you provided, Hank, but it also shows a
rate of 2.6% in Oct. of 2000--just before Bush was elected.  That's about
half.  That would be about a 100% increase.

Slim

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hank,
>
> The Strib claims to quote data from the U.S. Census Bureau.  I poked around
> on their site but the only unemployment stat I found was from 2000.  I don't
> know why there's such a discrepency from the Labor Department's data.
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Slim,
>>
>> The national unemployment rate for July '08 (latest numbers available) is
>> 5.7% http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
>>
>> Minnesota's is 0.1% higher at 5.8%
>> http://www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/Home.htm
>>
>> The Star Tribune is out in left field.
>>
>> Hank
>>
>>
>> On 9/2/08, Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Brad, Herb, Rik, et al,
>> >
>> > I'm so glad you're happy.  I wouldn't want you to have to drag
>> yourselves
>> > to
>> > the polls and vote for the least of two ills...um, like we all do every
>> > time.  But just remember, the presidency is something you buy and the
>> one
>> > with the most $ usually wins.  I did see that McCain raised... what was
>> it?
>> > ...6 million in the few hours after he announced his VP pick.  That's
>> > pretty
>> > impressive.
>> >
>> > Re unemployment, according to last week's Strib, it has indeed spiked in
>> MN
>> > from about 8% to almost 10% but we're still lower than the natl average
>> of
>> > around 12%.
>> >
>> > http://www.startribune.com/local/27511554.html?elr=KArksUUUU
>> >
>> > No, it's not an all time high (The Great Depression) but it's gone up
>> > steadily during the Bush/Pawlenty years.   We (in MN) were down at about
>> > 2-3% range with Billy Boy.  This is no surprise.  High unemployment
>> keeps
>> > the wages and salaries down by keeping the pool of available workers up.
>> > This is good for business.
>> >
>> > Slim
>> >
>> > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 8:19 AM, Rik Sandberg <sanderico1 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Brad,
>> > >
>> > > > "You are watching history in the making.  A lot of folks like me
>> were
>> > > > > planning on dragging themselves to the polls to vote against Obama
>> > and
>> > > > > for McCain only by default.  Now we have something to be excited
>> > > > > about.  You may not understand it but the movement is real.  You
>> go
>> > > > > girl!"
>> > > That is almost exactly what I was just saying to another liberal on
>> > > another board yesterday. I agree .... Go Sarah!!
>> > >
>> > > Slim, TANFL, you guys need to get used to that idea. AND, this economy
>> > > has a ways to go down before it starts getting better. Get outa'
>> debt!!
>> > >
>> > > Rik
>> > >
>> > > Ayn Rand was a prophet - - it isn't my fault
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Herb Parsons wrote:
>> > > > You said it ALL right here:
>> > > >
>> > > > Brad Haslett wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > >> You are watching history in the making.  A lot of folks like me
>> were
>> > > >> planning on dragging themselves to the polls to vote against Obama
>> and
>> > > >> for McCain only by default.  Now we have something to be excited
>> > > >> about.  You may not understand it but the movement is real.  You go
>> > > >> girl!
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > > And the funny thing is, the left is busy telling the right what a
>> lousy
>> > > > choice she was, and that the right's not going to like her. They
>> must
>> > > > think they're talking to the press.
>> > > >
>> > > >
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