Posted on 10/21/2011 8:32:45 AM PDT by MichCapCon
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said Wednesday that Congress needs to be more concerned about public-sector jobs than private-sector jobs.
"It's very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing just fine; it's the public-sector jobs where we've lost huge numbers, and that's what this legislation is all about," Reid said while promoting President Obama’s jobs bill.
But James Hohman, assistant director for fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, disagrees. He said private-sector jobs have been hit harder than public-sector jobs since the recession started in December 2007.
The private sector has lost 6.3 million jobs, a 5.4 percent drop, since December 2007, while the public sector has only lost 1.8 percent, or 392,000 jobs, in that same time, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The public sector had 22.3 million jobs in December 2007 and dropped to 21.2 million in September 2011. The private sector had 115.6 million jobs in December 2007 and it dropped to 109.3 million as of September 2011.
Hohman said the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 protected many government jobs.
“The private sector is still way down and they should not be asked to support government jobs that have been protected from a recession,” Hohman said.
There... fixed it.
exactly. he didn’t misread. he meant it. he meant that his voting block slush fund has been hit hard and he and the dems need some campaign cash to be laundered through this spending bill.
NO... HE DID NOT MISREAD ANYTHING... HE LIED BECAUSE HE IS A ****ING LIAR!
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the governor of maryland was on fox this morning repeating this same lie.
” - - - It’s very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing just fine; - - - “
Uh, Senator, - - - , Senator looking-like-a-fool-with-your-pants-on-the-ground Reid. SENATOR REID! Thanks for ceasing your mindless chattering! I don’t see any drool coming out of your mouth, but really are you becoming senile?
Yes! I AM serious! Our un-employment rate is more than 9 out of 100! Is that your intent to call 9.1 % joblessness to be “just fine” with you and your Debtocratic Party?
BTW, I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a Nevada-based, “Recall the Bad Reid” campaign soon. Take your meds Harry, as we can’t have you drooling during your recall election. I want to make that “very clear.”
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