Know Doubt 0 Posted December 29, 2012 I suck at googling stuff but the following line seems like a misdirection or the like... From a Newsweek article depicting the 'trouble' Obama inheirited when he took office in Jan 2009(Newsweek seems to lean to the left about 80-85% of the time): "The economy was losing 700,000 jobs a month, and if Obama didn't find a way to break the trend, the country was in real danger of falling into a depression." Is it true, 700k/month or was that just a 'spike' for whatever month it was from the previous month. Was the economy really losing around 700k jobs those last 4-6 months of 2008...??? I know W wasn't everybody's cup of tea but did the FannieMay and the two wars really have us consistantly losing that many jobs at that timeframe or is that the 'usual numbers' and we are just used to hearing them as 6-7% unemployment, etc, etc...??? Please and Thank You. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,573 Posted December 29, 2012 http://ycharts.com/indicators/unemployment_rate This is interactive. Plug in the date range that you want to look at. Sorry, that's just the rates not the #s. Hold on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,573 Posted December 29, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_losses_caused_by_the_Great_Recession Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Benedict 0 Posted December 29, 2012 No. Bush was awesome. HTH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tikigods 76 Posted December 29, 2012 Seems like stomach flu outbreaks happen on cruise ships. Discuss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DankNuggs 305 Posted December 29, 2012 Overblown, crisis allows political cover for BS union bailouts, stim, and all the other free giveaways Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gemynd 0 Posted December 29, 2012 Search link The first several links in the results all show similar graphs (including non-partisan sites such as FactCheck.org and Politifact.com). The job losses of 700,000+ were indeed happening at that time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DankNuggs 305 Posted December 29, 2012 Search link The first several links in the results all show similar graphs (including non-partisan sites such as FactCheck.org and Politifact.com). The job losses of 700,000+ were indeed happening at that time. You believe fact check is unbiased? Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,573 Posted December 29, 2012 You believe fact check is unbiased? Lol Oh, not you too. Disappointing. I'm still holding fast to the notion that you are sane and reasonable but the candle just flickered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 5,933 Posted December 29, 2012 You believe fact check is unbiased? Lol Facts are all biased. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoytdwow 202 Posted December 29, 2012 Facts are all biased. Stupid libturds and their "math" and "data" are bringing this great country to her knees. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbfalcon 824 Posted December 30, 2012 You believe fact check is unbiased? Lol it's the numbers that haven't been fact checked and aren't published anywhere that are actually unbiased and legit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Know Doubt 0 Posted January 6, 2013 thx guys. United States September 2008 – 432,000 jobs lost October 2008 – 489,000 jobs lost November 2008 – 803,000 jobs lost <--- spike December 2008 – 661,000 jobs lost[2] January 2009 – 818,000 jobs lost <------spike February 2009 – 724,000 jobs lost March 2009 – 799,000 jobs lost <--------spike April 2009 – 692,000 jobs lost May 2009 – 361,000 jobs lost June 2009 – 482,000 jobs lost July 2009 – 339,000 jobs lost August 2009 – 231,000 jobs lost September 2009 – 199,000 jobs lost October 2009 – 202,000 jobs lost[3] November 2009 - 64,000 jobs created[4] December 2009 - 109,000 jobs lost[4] January 2010 - 40,000 jobs lost[4] February 2010 - 35,000 jobs lost March 2010 - 189,000 jobs created April 2010 - 239,000 jobs created May 2010 - 516,000 jobs created June 2010 - 167,000 jobs lost July 2010 - 58,000 jobs lost (143,000 Federal Census jobs lost) [5] August 2010 - 51,000 jobs lost September 2010 - 27,000 jobs lost (According to U.S. Labor Department, 64,000 private sector jobs are added but a net loss of 95,000 jobs are due to government layoffs) [6][7] October 2010 - 220,000 jobs created (Private sector jobs net increase) November 2010 - 121,000 jobs created December 2010 - 120,000 jobs created January 2011 - 110,000 jobs created February 2011 - 220,000 jobs created March 2011 - 246,000 jobs created April 2011 - 251,000 jobs created May 2011 - 54,000 jobs created June 2011 - 84,000 jobs created July 2011 - 96,000 jobs created August 2011 - 85,000 jobs created September 2011 - 202,000 jobs created October 2011 - 112,000 jobs created November 2011 - 157,000 jobs created December 2011 - 223,000 jobs created January 2012 - 275,000 jobs created February 2012 - 259,000 jobs created March 2012 - 143,000 jobs created April 2012 - 68,000 jobs created May 2012 - 87,000 jobs created June 2012 - 45,000 jobs created July 2012 - 181,000 jobs created August 2012 - 142,000 jobs created September 2012 - 114,000 jobs created 2008 (September 2008 – December 2008) – 2.6 million jobs lost 2009 (January 2009 – December 2009) – 4.2 million jobs lost[8] 2010 (January 2010-December 2010) - 863,000 jobs created . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BudBro 123 Posted January 7, 2013 thx guys. United States September 2008 – 432,000 jobs lost October 2008 – 489,000 jobs lost November 2008 – 803,000 jobs lost <--- spike December 2008 – 661,000 jobs lost[2] January 2009 – 818,000 jobs lost <------spike February 2009 – 724,000 jobs lost March 2009 – 799,000 jobs lost <--------spike April 2009 – 692,000 jobs lost May 2009 – 361,000 jobs lost June 2009 – 482,000 jobs lost July 2009 – 339,000 jobs lost August 2009 – 231,000 jobs lost September 2009 – 199,000 jobs lost October 2009 – 202,000 jobs lost[3] November 2009 - 64,000 jobs created[4] December 2009 - 109,000 jobs lost[4] January 2010 - 40,000 jobs lost[4] February 2010 - 35,000 jobs lost March 2010 - 189,000 jobs created April 2010 - 239,000 jobs created May 2010 - 516,000 jobs created June 2010 - 167,000 jobs lost July 2010 - 58,000 jobs lost (143,000 Federal Census jobs lost) [5] August 2010 - 51,000 jobs lost September 2010 - 27,000 jobs lost (According to U.S. Labor Department, 64,000 private sector jobs are added but a net loss of 95,000 jobs are due to government layoffs) [6][7] October 2010 - 220,000 jobs created (Private sector jobs net increase) November 2010 - 121,000 jobs created December 2010 - 120,000 jobs created January 2011 - 110,000 jobs created February 2011 - 220,000 jobs created March 2011 - 246,000 jobs created April 2011 - 251,000 jobs created May 2011 - 54,000 jobs created June 2011 - 84,000 jobs created July 2011 - 96,000 jobs created August 2011 - 85,000 jobs created September 2011 - 202,000 jobs created October 2011 - 112,000 jobs created November 2011 - 157,000 jobs created December 2011 - 223,000 jobs created January 2012 - 275,000 jobs created February 2012 - 259,000 jobs created March 2012 - 143,000 jobs created April 2012 - 68,000 jobs created May 2012 - 87,000 jobs created June 2012 - 45,000 jobs created July 2012 - 181,000 jobs created August 2012 - 142,000 jobs created September 2012 - 114,000 jobs created 2008 (September 2008 – December 2008) – 2.6 million jobs lost 2009 (January 2009 – December 2009) – 4.2 million jobs lost[8] 2010 (January 2010-December 2010) - 863,000 jobs created . i like how it says there have been jobs created starting in oct 2010. there hasn't been a net job created since this recession started. changing the status of a guy's job because someone accepted stimulus money doesn't mean a new job was made. same guy doing same job is not job creation. millions of new regulations, reduced manufacturing, reduced wages, more people on food stamps, more people not looking for work, 99 weeks of unemployment, higher disability claims, all add up to less happening than more. unfunded iraq war, out of control spending from congress since 2006, home loans defaulting due to big bank fraud and consumers who couldn't afford the loans, and no efforts at entitlement reforms have put us where we are. with no hope in sight of solving a problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,503 Posted January 7, 2013 Who cares if a few people sold their house for more than its worth..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BudBro 123 Posted January 7, 2013 Who cares if a few people sold their house for more than its worth..... nobody cares, right? good for them. another robosigning plea bargain today says we're all but done with it. now, the next round of $64B foreclosures can hit the market and crash housing the rest of the way. those people that just purchased on the little bubble that has been created should be pleased to see their values drop 10% over the next year. banks have switched around the deeds to where nobody knows who owns what, wiped it all off the books, and now stand to make a profit on homes that are worth half what was originally paid on them. real estate speculators will continue to clean up, buying with cash and flipping them to new va/fha purchasers who can get 3.5% money for a 30 year note with nothing down. i wonder if we'll change anything this time arou..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
