If that's your conclusion then either you didn't understand it or the last line applies to you.
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US Corporate Profits - Highest ever last Quarter - yet no jobs to speak of
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Yes, it's hard to know how low unemployment needs to go before it will no longer be a liability for his re-election. That said I think unless he does something really stupid he will be re-elected.What Obama needs is the jobs market to turn on in 2011 or 2012 - which unfortunately for him, they are not saying is going to happen.
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well... I do watch cnn, all I hear is that US small businesses hate the extra paperwork involved in complying with healthcare...all the more reasonBingo, add the uncertanty of health care expenses / policy and you have a good managers decision, which is to hold off on hiring until either the policies get set, the increased revenue is going to continue....
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for them to hire staff to help them with the paperwork. Have you ever considered how many labour hours US companies lose because some of their workers lack proper health care ? All Obama tried to do with Heathcare is move America from the dark ages. Good heath care is an investment.
It wasn't my intention to debate the often debated frankenstine healthcare law that the Dems rammed through (and took a shellacking for). You wanted to know why I didn't give Obama any credit for high unemployment while corporate profits were high, I attempted to answer your question.well... I do watch cnn, all I hear is that US small businesses hate the extra paperwork involved in complying with healthcare...all the more reason
for them to hire staff to help them with the paperwork. Have you ever considered how many labour hours US companies lose because some of their workers lack proper health care ? All Obama tried to do with Heathcare is move America from the dark ages. Good heath care is an investment.
BTW, here is a list of firms that have been granted waivers from the law.....
http://politisite.com/2010/11/16/wh...s-and-organizations-who-got-obamacare-wavers/
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I dunno.Yes, it's hard to know how low unemployment needs to go before it will no longer be a liability for his re-election. That said I think unless he does something really stupid he will be re-elected.
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Even the so called "liberal media" have really turned on him for some reason. He's got a flame thrower up his ass from the media these days - with frankly no justification.
You would have to show me the actual White House document that outlines the criteria for granting a waiver to prove wrong-doing or incompetence on the part of the govt.It wasn't my intention to debate the often debated frankenstine healthcare law that the Dems rammed through (and took a shellacking for). You wanted to know why I didn't give Obama any credit for high unemployment while corporate profits were high, I attempted to answer your question.
BTW, here is a list of firms that have been granted waivers from the law.....
http://politisite.com/2010/11/16/wh...s-and-organizations-who-got-obamacare-wavers/
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It's not enough to provide a link to a right - wing blog ! Much as you hate it, you have to give POTUS some credit for the economic good news !
The very fact that Fox News has more viewers than MSNBC and CNN combined would seem proof to me that your average American doesn't even get the concept and simply buys blindly into the rhetoric being espoused by Fox. In short, the so called "Average American" eats that shit up.well... I do watch cnn, all I hear is that US small businesses hate the extra paperwork involved in complying with healthcare...all the more reason
for them to hire staff to help them with the paperwork. Have you ever considered how many labour hours US companies lose because some of their workers lack proper health care ? All Obama tried to do with Heathcare is move America from the dark ages. Good heath care is an investment.
I think the government in general and the POTUS in particular has very little to do with the economy - they have polices that held and hurt (mostly the latter) but that's on the fringe really.You would have to show me the actual White House document that outlines the criteria for granting a waiver to prove wrong-doing or incompetence on the part of the govt.
It's not enough to provide a link to a right - wing blog ! Much as you hate it, you have to give POTUS some credit for the economic good news !
You think high corporate earnings and high unemployment is good news?
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He lost an unprecedented number of house seats, he got his ass kicked, of course they are going to be hard on him... they're supposed to be hard on the POTUS all the time but in this case they've been shaking their pom poms a bit too long.....I dunno.
Even the so called "liberal media" have really turned on him for some reason. He's got a flame thrower up his ass from the media these days - with frankly no justification.
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NO!!!Anyway I don't know what my taxes will be for 2010. Should I close TERB ?
Holy fuck! Don't even joke about that, man.
If that were the case, why is unemployment still high (or has it reduced or is it reducing)?OTB: you forgot to give some credit to the POTUS..lol
For this to happen, some of his economic policies must be working ? True or false ?
One thing is certain. Many companies are outsourcing their production to China and East-Asia.
Either that, or the "Average American" is actually smarter than you.The very fact that Fox News has more viewers than MSNBC and CNN combined would seem proof to me that your average American doesn't even get the concept and simply buys blindly into the rhetoric being espoused by Fox. In short, the so called "Average American" eats that shit up.
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Agreed.If this had been posted in the Business Forum, there would have been 0 hits.
LOL @ winkie smilie thingEither that, or the "Average American" is actually smarter than you.
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Oh that is soooo trueSimplistic explanations of globalization and conspiracies are for the ill informed and simple minded.
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It makes it so easy for them to whine, blame and complain and still feel that they understand
I would feel sorry for some the ill informed and simple minded if they were not so aggressive, self righteous and unwilling to even consider that they might be incorrect
The macro interactions of economies,taxation, government policy, profit levels and levels of employment are very complex and not always in sync on a short time scale.
Toss in the emergence of new powerful economic competitors and assigning straightforward cause and affect relationships is way too simplistic.
However for some it is an easy way to promote their agenda
When you observe that same agenda over and over and over again it calls into question their objectivity and credibility
I said high corporate profits are a good thing and that POTUS should get some credit for that since this is happening under his watch.You think high corporate earnings and high unemployment is good news?
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And while you are at it please read this:
http://www.smbiz.com/sbspec357.html
http://www.smbiz.com/sbspec355.html
and S. Palin's new book is out today in case you missed that..lol
and the wheels of the truck go round and round....more text book drivel,,,hey you elitist economics professor wannabe, this is not a classroom, where you can spout babble, if you want to be taken seriously join the other neo con toadies from the Fraser Institute on their discussion board, where they will take your empty headed, soulless economic vooddoo seriously..Oh that is soooo true
It makes it so easy for them to whine, blame and complain and still feel that they understand
I would feel sorry for some the ill informed and simple minded if they were not so aggressive, self righteous and unwilling to even consider that they might be incorrect
The macro interactions of economies,taxation, government policy, profit levels and levels of employment are very complex and not always in sync on a short time scale.
Toss in the emergence of new powerful economic competitors and assigning straightforward cause and affect relationships is way too simplistic.
However for some it is an easy way to promote their agenda
When you observe that same agenda over and over and over again it calls into question their objectivity and credibility
OK, I can assume you've given up given you've run out of arguments.I said high corporate profits are a good thing and that POTUS should get some credit for that since this is happening under his watch.
And while you are at it please read this:
http://www.smbiz.com/sbspec357.html
http://www.smbiz.com/sbspec355.html
and S. Palin's new book is out today in case you missed that..lol
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and the wheels of the truck go round and round....more text book drivel,,,hey you elitist economics professor wannabe, this is not a classroom, where you can spout babble, if you want to be taken seriously join the other neo con toadies from the Fraser Institute on their discussion board, where they will take your empty headed, soulless economic vooddoo seriously..
Something intelligent next time please
As one brilliant member once said on this forum... "Zing!" ^So true.regardless tax policy is just one of the many uncertainties that a business has to deal with. It's just one of many variables. A good manager will simply factor the uncertainty into his decision
model. I don't need to follow US politics to understand that!
