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More Jobs, More Jobs, More Jobs

From the Associated Press –

WASHINGTON – U.S. employers hired almost a quarter-million new workers in May, swelling payrolls by nearly 1.2 million for the year so far in a jobs market steadily gaining steam ahead of November’s presidential election.

Hmm… 1.2 million, divided by 5 months so far this year… 240,000 jobs per month being created. The economy’s looking pretty good. The Fed’s probably going to raise interest rates later this month, I hope I’m not too late to refinance my house.

From John Kerry’s website –

John Kerry is unveiling a comprehensive economic agenda that will unleash the productive potential of America’s economy to help it create 10 million jobs in his first term as President.

Hmm… 10 million, divided by 4 years, divided by 12 months… only 208,333 new jobs per month. Hmm… John Kerry wants to slow down the rate of job creation in the US.

Well…. if he gets his way and raises taxes, perhaps he’ll get his way.

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    Jeremy Pierce

    Does Kerry want 10 million jobs to be created during his first term, or does he want to create 10 million jobs on top of what the economy would already be creating? It may well be the former, in which you’re right. His language is sufficiently unclear that I can’t tell.

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    If Kerry tries to create 10 million more jobs than the economy would already create on its own, he’ll have to import an extra 5 million people or so. The way he stated his position, it was clear he was promising a total of 10 million jobs created in his first term.

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Michael, a sinner saved by grace, sharing what the good Lord has shared with me.

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