[Lael]

Challeger Gray and Christmas STILL DO put out data on layoffs. Where they get it from I don't know. I just got an article from CBS Marketwatch that was all about the latest data. The first part of it is as follows, with misleading headline and all

Mega, Mega, MEGA Thanks!!!

[mpreston]

Just a theory, but tax laws drive behaviour. A self-employed / home business can write off a significant component of their everyday expenses. The amount of gross income one needs to produce a desired level of living is less when self-employed deductions are taken into account. If you are employed by corporate America, not only is all you income taxable, but little of your personal infrastructure is deductable. The current tax rates and laws are driving people to a self-employed / underground economy that cannot be tracked by the government, hence the "lack" of job growth and disconnect in data.

[litany_of_lies]

UR welcome. I'd be happier if I could get to the original report, which as far as I can tell is NOT an item included in the Challenger Christmas web site.