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jtuck004

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1. Look at the job stats. They have been hiring.

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 05:19 PM

Jun 2013

To pass out french fries. Clean up hotel rooms. Put umbrellas in those little drinks. Oh, and a higher-paying IT job, making the average look a lot better.

Busy, busy, busy...

Look at the increase in the numbers of those who we term "working poor" over the past few years. They used to be unemployed.

If that's not progress, I forget what is.

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We need CEOs to get to work [View all] liberal N proud Jun 2013 OP

Look at the job stats. They have been hiring. jtuck004 Jun 2013 #1

Yes, the stupid idea that any "manager" can run any company has brought mbperrin Jun 2013 #2

Supply side stimulus never works Thor_MN Jun 2013 #3