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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 12:57 PM Original message |
(Canadian) Unemployment rate hits 33-year low |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. And they say CONservative agenda doesn't hurt the economy |
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apnu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. Wow, congrats Canada! (nt) |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. I assume those are real and believable numbers |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. Canada has also been running a surplus the last few years |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. it wouldnt wreck the economy |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. The budget is already in a state of devastation |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. i agree |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
46. Yep get rid of the damn entitlement policies |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #5 |
49. You've just made the argument to transition to single-payer |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 08:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
42. And meanwhile the US pays more per capita for healthcare |
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ReformedChris (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. Boy, that socialized healthcare system sure hinders business and free enterprise... |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. the medical profession can be thanked for that |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. btw, canada does not have socialized medicine |
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ReformedChris (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. I know, but when you hear Conservatives and Pundits complain, its branded as "Socialized" nt |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. eventually people will realize |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Won't happen down there, too many are still drinking the Kool-Aid |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. i disagree |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. you should ditch your currency and switch over to the dollar! |
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Binka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 08:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
39. I Love You CC Can I Move To Canada And Be Your Love Slave? |
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importDavid (109 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
10. We (Canadians) also don't spend 1/2 of our national budget... |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. its less than half of the budget |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #13 |
48. Depends on who's numbers you believe. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. "We know! We know!" |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 02:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. not as much as you'd think |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. And how much does *THE ENTIRE REST OF THE WORLD SPEND*? |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. according to global issues |
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NoGOPZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. The top chart is for the discretionary budget. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Why does the world *NEED* a "superpower"? (NT) |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. the world doesnt need a super power |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
50. The Chaos in America’s Vast Security Budget (Winslow Wheeler via CDI) |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
37. Yeah On That Note All We Need Now |
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chelaque liberal (981 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. "Just when we thought that Canadian employment was finally showing signs of slowing down..." |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
15. 6 % drop to 5.8% |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Perhaps, but our rate is a fraud; the real unemployment rate is much higher. |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. dont forget |
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montanaliberaldem (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 02:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Canada is experiencing a real boom in upgrading their infrastructure. |
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Doctor Cynic (965 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. That's not true either. |
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arikara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
32. We don't have an accurate count in Canada either |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. sounds like the way we count things too |
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Doctor Cynic (965 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. We need to address the issue why more people are on food banks while the economy is growing. |
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arikara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 08:02 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. I didn't click the link. My bad... |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #15 |
45. Actually, our rate is 5% and that's up from 4.8%. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
29. All these replies and no once has yet offered a "rec"? |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. only too pleased to rec |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Thanks! (NT) |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. Congrats! |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. Congratulations! |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
38. How do they compete w/ China & India? We are told that's the ONLY way |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
41. I'm not sure how they calculate unemployment, but in my area it's 10.9% |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
43. And I'm proof |
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Rockerdem (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
47. It's nice to be energy-rich |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
52. is it too late for me to move up that way??? |
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