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tdavis Donating Member (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-03-09 10:52 AM
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Obama "Deeply Concerned" with Unemployment
With joblessness rising, President Barack Obama said Thursday he was "deeply concerned" about unemployment and conceded that too many families are worried about "whether they will be next" to suffer economically.

In a White House interview with The Associated Press, Obama said that since he took office, "we have successfully stabilized the financial markets," and "started to see some stabilization on housing."

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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-03-09 11:27 AM
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1. Then how about some employment-friendly trade policies?
Even some intelligent tax reform would help.

As long as we continue "free trade" with countries that have a lower cost of living and inferior worker protections, and as long as we allow companies to offshore jobs with no consequences, unemployment will continue to rise

That's not a difficult concept
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shireen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-03-09 12:18 PM
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2. wish i could rec your response. nt
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