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Too late ... some one else beat you to the HOOVER reference !!!! JoePhilly Jan 2012 #1
You do understand that those jobs aren't simply going to be cut? baldguy Jan 2012 #2
So jobs are going to be cut via attrition? Why that's just wonderful! Better Believe It Jan 2012 #4
Try looking up the definition of the word "attrition" first. baldguy Jan 2012 #5
I did. And it supports the OP, not you. arendt Jan 2012 #9
Yes it's a reduction in workforce - OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS AT LEAST. baldguy Jan 2012 #10
Then count me in as an idiot. Thanks for the namecalling, too. Zalatix Jan 2012 #58
How is it a benefit to eliminate these openings? TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #13
Having two people doing the exact same job is a waste. baldguy Jan 2012 #14
I hope you're still saying that when your boss has you doing the work of 2 people Zalatix Jan 2012 #59
I'm afraid you've got it completely upside down. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #74
Our mission is not to turn a profit, one less well paying job is a far greater drain. TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #99
Those tax dollars can go somewhere else? nt hack89 Jan 2012 #56
So where does the government plan to increase spending to make up for these cuts? girl gone mad Jan 2012 #76
"taxes do not fund spending" - really? hack89 Jan 2012 #91
At the federal level, worker wages and benefits are paid.. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #93
Yup, namely to rate cuts for the top 20% TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #98
I was thinking of education and health care myself. nt hack89 Jan 2012 #100
You show me a couple trillion spent on DESPERATELY needed infrastructure improvements, Systematic Chaos Jan 2012 #6
Sorry, I can't fight stupid. baldguy Jan 2012 #11
Obviously. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #16
Anyone was says Obama is Bush III has reasoning processes which are questionable, at best. baldguy Jan 2012 #18
And I'm not there to yank your blinders off. Systematic Chaos Jan 2012 #89
It's ProSense Jan 2012 #12
Then who are you voting for? Or are you gonna sit it out and let the rabid GOP really stomp us? Zalatix Jan 2012 #83
"Thank God" ProSense Jan 2012 #3
Right.. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #77
K&R SantorumAnalFrothyMX Jan 2012 #7
as long as it is part of the militay complex - I am ok with it n/t 2Design Jan 2012 #8
Department of Commerce and other related agencies, not DoD. (nt) SlimJimmy Jan 2012 #15
K&R AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #17
Recommended. mmonk Jan 2012 #19
The country is not in a depresssion... but of course you knew that. DCBob Jan 2012 #20
1.5 million more children in *severe* poverty since 2008 MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #21
Wow ProSense Jan 2012 #25
Where's the beef? MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #42
Thats an issue that I think we all agree needs to be addressed. DCBob Jan 2012 #29
"The money can be used better elsewhere to create jobs that are not "waste and duplication"." girl gone mad Jan 2012 #78
We're not? Yeah, whatever. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #101
We're not in a Depression... SidDithers Jan 2012 #22
That's what they said back in the 1930s, too. Zalatix Jan 2012 #23
This is not the 1930's.. and we were never in a depression at all. DCBob Jan 2012 #28
Coming out of a severe recession? They said that in the 1930s, too. Zalatix Jan 2012 #31
I have lost count.. DCBob Jan 2012 #32
Uh huh, that's what they said about Greece. Zalatix Jan 2012 #55
America is not Greece. DCBob Jan 2012 #60
History rhymes. You should look that up. Zalatix Jan 2012 #94
Look up America and Greece. DCBob Jan 2012 #96
we??? SwampG8r Jan 2012 #34
... SidDithers Jan 2012 #37
but that would in no way make you the elephant SwampG8r Jan 2012 #40
wut... SidDithers Jan 2012 #43
precisely SwampG8r Jan 2012 #67
Actually, the term depression does not have a specific, universally agreed upon meaning. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #79
So now we're blaming President Obama for things he HASN'T even done yet?! FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #24
The conspiracy is just as serious a crime as the act. Edweird Jan 2012 #33
It sure would be nice if more jobs were created at the same time lunatica Jan 2012 #26
oh Goodie...you are complaning again. Sheepshank Jan 2012 #27
K & R! Wind Dancer Jan 2012 #30
That's TOTALLY not RW. If there's one complaint I hear from "progressives" and "liberal Dems" it's Edweird Jan 2012 #35
So you're not one of those "progressives" or "liberal Dems." Got it. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #38
One of the "progressives" and "liberal dems" that spout Reaganisms? Nope, I'm not. Edweird Jan 2012 #39
You refer to "'progressives' and 'liberal dems' that spout Reaganisms." Where are they? AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #44
Not on DU. Here you are a pony wanting irrelevant fringe leftist. Edweird Jan 2012 #49
What you say about the DLC is true, but "DLC" does not stand for Democratic LIBERALS ... AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #50
Post #35 was white hot sarcasm. Edweird Jan 2012 #52
Glad to hear it. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #53
you are 100% correct SwampG8r Jan 2012 #36
Stop twisting: this is about re-organizing and coordination, not cutting jobs frazzled Jan 2012 #41
I think the government should hire ALL the unemployed hughee99 Jan 2012 #45
That‘s roughly what FDR did MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #46
In addition to FDR, even Nixon was smart enought to realize that putting money in the hands AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #51
+1 Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #47
Why would anyone stay in a job not paying 60k a year? former9thward Jan 2012 #82
So new minimum wage: 60k. Companies that want to continue to do business hughee99 Jan 2012 #84
And the economy would totally tank. former9thward Jan 2012 #85
Details, details, hughee99 Jan 2012 #86
Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #48
At least we are not to emulate the other Hoover, then we'd be required to cross dress to support O Dragonfli Jan 2012 #54
Welcome to DU... SidDithers Jan 2012 #57
This is called "How you get a depression that rivals the '29 one. Taverner Jan 2012 #61
today's outrage... dionysus Jan 2012 #62
Calling this a depression surfdog Jan 2012 #63
You're the only one who caught the faux pas in the OP. There is no "depression." Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #70
The number of Americans in poverty is growing, MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #72
I will repeat my response Summer Hathaway Jan 2012 #64
amen Sheepshank Jan 2012 #65
Well said...nt SidDithers Jan 2012 #66
+1! Bashers have NO credibility any longer, it's hard to have open critisim of Obama because of them uponit7771 Jan 2012 #75
As far as I can see, this wouldn't lower aggregate demand at all. The debt ceiling deal for all BzaDem Jan 2012 #68
More than 500,000 federal jobs have been cut under Obama MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #71
These jobs aren't going to be cut during an econmic downturn. BzaDem Jan 2012 #73
Trying to have it both ways, aren't you? girl gone mad Jan 2012 #80
Look at the debt ceiling deal. BzaDem Jan 2012 #87
"Just because money is saved in one area doesn't mean it isn't spent in another." girl gone mad Jan 2012 #90
That's a lie (though if it wasn't, it would be a good rebuke to the repugs) bhikkhu Jan 2012 #81
You're right, I'm wrong. MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #92
No problem - and thanks for not taking offense at my wording! bhikkhu Jan 2012 #97
So Obama is doing what Chavez did? joshcryer Jan 2012 #69
You are the king of over statement. Obama prevented a Bush Depression. bluestate10 Jan 2012 #88
No one cared when the MIC 'lost' a trillion dollars Rex Jan 2012 #95
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