Look at how many jobs have been lost just since Monday (Jan. 26th):

[Mrs. Overall]

This is shocking.
I compiled the list just from headlines in the Breaking News forum since Monday.
This list doesn't include all of the layoffs announced before Monday, nor does it include smaller companies who are laying people off.


AstraZeneca: 15,000 Layoffs Through 2013; Company

Bon-Ton to cut 1,150 jobs

Kodak announces big layoffs (3500-4500 jobs)

Boeing to Chop 10,000 Jobs

Starbucks to cut 6,700 jobs, close 300 stores

AOL axing 700 jobs in cost-cutting move

Klein says without state help, (New York) DOE could lay off 15,000 educators

Labor Department: Freightliner production shifts from Gaston to Mexico (850 US jobs lost)

Chairman: PPG could cut 4,500 jobs

Rendell projects 1,000 to 2,000 state job cuts

Avery Dennison to Cut 10% of Jobs (3,600) After Sales Decline

Target says it will cut jobs in weak economy

Best Buy to lay off workers

Corning slashes 3,500 jobs

Philips Halts Buyback, Slashes 6,000 Jobs After Loss

Texas Instruments to shed 3,400 jobs

IBM to cut more than 2,800 jobs: Union

John Deere trims 700 workers

GM Announces More Layoffs(2,000),Production Cuts Amid Falling Demand

ING Group to Cut 7,000 Jobs

Home Depot to cut 7,000 jobs, exit Expo business

Pfizer to buy Wyeth for $68 billion, cut (8000) jobs

Sprint to eliminate 8,000 jobs

Caterpillar Moves to Cut 20,000 Jobs

[XemaSab]

1. 131,400

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[onethatcares]

2. this is the reason for asking how many jobs the tax cuts

have created. Just show one example of the * tax cuts creating 55 jobs in a single company, that's what the pukes should be hearing on the floor of our government buildings.

[LiberalEsto]

3. My new tinfoil hat theory

Tell me if this sounds crazy:

Is it possible that many (or at least some) of these companies deliberately postponed their job cuts until after Obama took office, in order to make him look bad? And maybe to punish Americans for voting against Republicans?

In my experience, companies like to lay people off around Christmas. Supposedly this is to clear the books for the new year and to avoid having to send out W-2 forms for these people the following January. My husband got laid off two days before Christmas, although he now has a new job.

Yet we've seen a flood of layoffs like never before, just in the past week or so.

:tinfoilhat:

[customerserviceguy]

4. Hadn't thought about it, but you have a point

On the other hand, if holiday sales had rebounded in an Obama-inspired jump in consumer confidence, would we be seeing these layoffs?