"It's very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing just fine; it's the public-sector jobs where we've lost huge numbers, and that's what this legislation is all about," Reid said on the Senate floor.
... Private-sector jobs have increased over the last 19 months, while government jobs have lagged. They've also seen cuts in several states that are struggling to balanced their books
Let's look at changes in public-sector employment in Wisconsin as reported by the Bureau of
Harry Reid, October 2011: 'Private-sector Jobs Have Been Doing Just Fine' | NewsBusters.org
I am so sick of Obama backing down. He needs to say what he mean and mean what he say. He did not make a gaffe. Private sector is doing fine, created 800.000 jobs last year and making lots of money. And 71,000 jobs were cut from education and nearly 31,000 from the NHS as public sector workforce shrank to 5.94 400,000 public sector jobs cut.
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