Re: OT Sold It!!!!!!!!!!!!

On Sun, 11 May 2008 14:52:49 -0400, Roy wrote:

> "Max Dodge" <max340@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:Y6CVj.2310$6D1.2295@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Nope. Even the job market is doing fairly well. Its hovering around 5%
>> unemployment, and thats good. Everyone got used to an economy that was
>> growing as fast as we've ever seen, and forgot the fact that it was
>> above normal.
>>
>> Check here, and you'll find the unemployment rate is slightly higher
>> than "normal", but right in line with the "normal" cyclical nature over
>> several years. Look at 1982, and 1983, and you'll see why I'm saying
>> the job less rate right now is nothing to worry about.
>>
>> http://www.econstats.com/BLS/blsnaa4.htm
>>
>>
> All the figure in the world don't change what is going on here. There
> are guy's standing at intersections holding signs saying "Roofer needs
> work". I never saw that before. Also a pawn shop I was in 6 months ago
> had a nail gun for sale, yesterday there had to be 25 nail guns. When
> tradesmen start pawning their tools, there is a hint there.The housing
> market collapse has put a ton of folks out of work. These "new job's" 
> are wally world type, part time, minimum wage, no benefits. No where
> near the good paying jobs that were lost. Lowes and Home Depot have laid
> of thousands and closed distribution centers. Of course now they have
> self check outs.

Not to mention that as soon as your unemployment insurance runs out you 
are no longer counted as part of the unemployed for these figures they 
keep touting. Seriously I work in manufacturing and a lot of my friends 
work for other plants, There's not a single one of us that's NOT worried 
about another plant closure because ALL of our COMPANIES are/have been 
closing plants.

One of the YKK guys told me he doesn't think the zipper plant will be 
here for more than another 5 years........

now what does that tell you?
-- 
Chris