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What's comfortable?

Lee — 4/21/2007 4:27:53 AM (archived)

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"Factory Jobs: 3 Million Lost Since 2000" - Bowser - 4/20/2007 10:44:08 PM
- Sure but...There are still Millions more manufacturing jobs in the USA today than there were in the 1960's... (n/t) - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/23/2007 1:17:11 PM
  - Not true. - TB - 4/23/2007 4:30:06 PM
    - I stand corrected... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/24/2007 3:39:32 PM
      - Probably not true either. - TB - 4/24/2007 3:58:59 PM
        
        True they wouldn't be better off working for the government... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/24/2007 10:07:17 PM
- re:Yet 2 million new jobs were created in the last 12 months - SteveS - 4/21/2007 3:59:39 PM
  - The response is like having a boat filling with 3 cubic feet of water per minute while 2 cubic feet per minute is pumped out. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 4/21/2007 6:21:55 PM
    - re:Hows since August 2003, more than 7.8 million jobs have been created? - SteveS - 4/22/2007 2:47:21 AM
    - Comparing apples to apples... - TB - 4/21/2007 10:49:13 PM
- So, what's the answer? - TB - 4/20/2007 11:18:17 PM
  - There are no simple answers. - Bowser - 4/21/2007 4:03:58 AM
    - re: There are no simple answers. - Hans - 4/21/2007 7:33:01 AM
      - It's not a right. But it's a good thing to have in a country. - TB - 4/21/2007 4:35:14 PM
        
        re: It's not a right. But it's a good thing to have in a country. - Hans - 4/22/2007 11:01:09 AM
        
        U.S. GDP currently around seven times China's. - TB - 4/22/2007 7:45:17 PM
        
        Any data on the current rate of change of GDP in the US and China? - Laurie Street - 4/23/2007 5:34:11 PM
        
        I tend to be suspicious of "per capita" statistics... - TB - 4/23/2007 5:44:58 PM
        
        re: U.S. GDP currently around seven times China's. - Hans - 4/23/2007 5:28:09 PM
    - Economics As If Reality Mattered. - TB - 4/21/2007 4:31:33 AM
    - What's comfortable? - Lee - 4/21/2007 4:27:53 AM
  - Specialization and Globalization - SDF - 4/21/2007 2:07:49 AM
    - re: Specialization and Globalization - TB - 4/21/2007 5:17:56 AM
      - re: Specialization and Globalization - SDF - 4/21/2007 4:40:56 PM
        
        "Dream jobs," and the data. - TB - 4/21/2007 5:09:15 PM
  - A massive add campaign on buy "Made In The USA" wouldn't hurt. - Lee - 4/21/2007 1:53:56 AM
  - Cook the CEO's up in a pot of stew? - Lindy - 4/21/2007 1:03:20 AM
    - re: Cook the CEO's up in a pot of stew? - Hans - 4/21/2007 7:36:23 AM
      - "Today, CEOs are assured of getting rich..... - Lindy - 4/24/2007 8:15:02 PM

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