It’s already a proven fact that tax cuts don’t create jobs - since they’ve already been in place for years.
Not giving tax cuts for the rich will improve the deficit by several billion.
But the Reps talk out of both sides of their mouth on that subject. The market is emotional. If businesses ‘feel’ confident, they’ll hire. We have to wait till all the political dust settles to see what’s left of the public sector pie, before seeing the confidence level.

Inherit,

I was in the military in California when Ray-gun took office.  Alot of the folks there were squimish since he was once the Governor and had a track record.

I did get a big pay raise from him with borrowed money.

He is the originator of the trillions in debt we have today.

TRASH THE “AT WILL” CLAUSE ALLOWING TERMINATIONS FOR ANY REASON. It gives employers free reign to trash your life without the loyalty they want from their employees. Like respect, you don’t get what you don’t give.

Anderson:

Can you guess who I would blame?

America is still is a country of rich resources, and a capable work force, the most productive in the world.

There is no reason for us having economic problems like this, except that someone wants it that way.

The American people need to identify who this is, and exercise our constititutional rights to have them arrested or to do what ever it takes.

PatrickHenry, December 4 at 12:24 am Link to this comment

Make the tax code preferable to domestic job producers.
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That’s precisely the opposite of what Reagan instituted in 1982.  It was part of his, and the GOP’s multi-pronged attack on unions in America.  It was, overall, successful, as it broke the political power of the unions, wiped out over 3.5 million union jobs permanently, and seriously cut production costs for corporations. It was a smashing success!

(and who gives a shit that it was the foundation of the fantastic economic collapse we’ve been seeing ever since, finally going over the cliff in 2008—Hell, the rich got many times richer so it MUST be a good thing, right? Right?? RIGHT????)

Raise taxes on those American companies who outsource jobs overseas.

Make the tax code preferable to domestic job producers.

Gmonst:

“Its going to really start accelerating soon as the government decides to give more to the rich and tighten the belt for everyone else.”

I’m not quite sure I understand what you mean. What decision is in the offing which will give more to the rich? A tax cut? And how will everyone else be squeezed? With a tax increase? Is there anything going through Congress right now suggesting that?

Since this article is about the unemployment rate, can I assume by your statement that you believe that giving less to the rich (i.e., letting their taxes rise in January) will lower unemployment? Can you explain how?

This is a long way from getting better.  My feeling is this is about to get drastically worse over the next couple of years.  Its really just beginning.  The way I see it its 1930 and things have been getting steadily worse for the last two years since the crash.  Its going to really start accelerating soon as the government decides to give more to the rich and tighten the belt for everyone else.  We have been squeezed to the breaking point and just might be broken over the next couple of years.