Wednesday, September 20, 2006

And Nero fiddled while Rome burned . . .

The August unemployment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics are out.

U.S. unemployment rate: 4.7%
Michigan rate: 7.1%

Michigan is tied with Mississippi for the highest unemployment rate. It could be a lot worse too. Nearly all of the folks losing their jobs from the "Big 3" are taking early retirement or special termination packages and are not included in the unemployment rate. Imagine what the unemployment rate would be had they been laid off instead . . .

The only winners in this crisis are the moving companies struggling to keep up with the demand from job seekers moving out of Michigan.

And what has Granholm been doing during the 4 years this crisis has been developing? (Besides twiddling her thumbs) Cool Cities. Cool Cities? Someone needs to tell Granholm that cities with high unemployment rates are NOT cool!
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4 comments:

Communications guru said...

What she has done is personally lobby to get more than 30 companies to relocate to Michigan. The state’s biggest employer, the auto industry, is trying to survive and laid off record numbers of workers because of unfair trade practices of other countries. They can get no help from the people who have jurisdiction on enforcing fair trade agreements, and the guy in the White House is to busy to meet with the Big 3 because he's having dinner with the American Idol finalists and is preoccupied with his folly in Iraq.

After reading that post it just proves what I have been saying ever since you popped up on this blog, you have been on the road with Mick and the boys for far too long.

9/20/2006 11:18 PM
Jackson said...

I'm curious to know what you think about DeVos statement about teaching intelligent design in science classes?

Why would he even bring this up in such a tight race?

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060920/NEWS99/60920015

9/21/2006 10:04 AM
Communications guru said...

You need to read my previous post, keith. Too many years on the road will do that to you. Attracting more than 30 companies is doing nothihg?

9/22/2006 5:06 PM
Communications guru said...

Well, it's stopped more than 30 times.

9/26/2006 6:56 PM

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