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We saw how GOP policies wrecked the economy under Bush.
They used reconcilliation three times to ruin the country.
Even their nominee goes on endlessly about the GOP disastrous mess in Iraq. They don't seem to realize how stupid Trump makes them look when he makes fun of their foreign policies.
Business has bounced back under Obama.
The stock market has made up what it lost under Bush and then some.
And Republicans look at the 38,000 jobs created last month as proof of a disastrous economy. But look at the facts:
Bureau of Labor Statistics Data
Unemployment in 2006 was 4.7%. And now it's 4.7%. But at the end of Bush's second term, the unemployment rate skyrocketed and peaked 10 months into Obama's first term. Almost to the day of Bush's last budget.
America has 5.8 million job openings, matches all-time high
But on the other hand, it is also a symptom of a growing problem in the U.S. economy, where employers can't find skilled workers for the jobs that they need. That disparity is called the job skills gap, and it's a major challenge in right now.
Has America Run Out of Workers to Fill Its Open Jobs?
That "suggests that firms may be having difficulty in finding qualified employees in a tightening job market," Drew Matus, an economist at UBS Securities LLC, wrote on Wednesday. The headline on his analysis was "Has The Well Run Dry?"
Even before the latest report, analysts were fretting that Friday's data on weak job growth was a sign that companies couldn't fill openings. The economy added just 38,000 jobs in May. The unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent, but only because the labor force shrank. Wages rose 2.5 percent over the past year, which isn't rapid but does indicate that companies are starting to compete for hard-to-get workers.
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One thing we do know, companies are not competing for Republicans.
Competition for jobs the GOP isn't qualified for are why they hate immigrants. Keeping immigrants out only ensures companies will move away.
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South Carolina Has The Nation’s Second Worst Graduation Rate — Will The GOP Offer Solutions?
In 2010, New Hampshire had the ninth highest high school graduation rate in the country at 83.3 percent. Caucus state Iowa was third, with 86.4 percent. South Carolina, however, is 49th, at 61.9 percent.
What would the Republican candidates do about this problem? Not very much, besides unite in their desire to abolish the Education Department entirely. As Patrick McGuinn, an associate professor of political science and education at Drew University, noted, “the common emphasis on a diminished federal role in K-12 poses a challenge for the GOP presidential contenders hoping to push their own sweeping education proposals and stand out on the issue.” Forbes Magazine noted following a GOP primary debate in Dartmouth that “not one candidate made the obvious connection between an improved economy and ending the dropout epidemic.”
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Republicans talk about bringing jobs back that don't exist any more. They just can't bring themselves to see the connection between education and a good paying job.
They used reconcilliation three times to ruin the country.
Even their nominee goes on endlessly about the GOP disastrous mess in Iraq. They don't seem to realize how stupid Trump makes them look when he makes fun of their foreign policies.
Business has bounced back under Obama.
The stock market has made up what it lost under Bush and then some.
And Republicans look at the 38,000 jobs created last month as proof of a disastrous economy. But look at the facts:
Bureau of Labor Statistics Data
Unemployment in 2006 was 4.7%. And now it's 4.7%. But at the end of Bush's second term, the unemployment rate skyrocketed and peaked 10 months into Obama's first term. Almost to the day of Bush's last budget.
America has 5.8 million job openings, matches all-time high
But on the other hand, it is also a symptom of a growing problem in the U.S. economy, where employers can't find skilled workers for the jobs that they need. That disparity is called the job skills gap, and it's a major challenge in right now.
Has America Run Out of Workers to Fill Its Open Jobs?
That "suggests that firms may be having difficulty in finding qualified employees in a tightening job market," Drew Matus, an economist at UBS Securities LLC, wrote on Wednesday. The headline on his analysis was "Has The Well Run Dry?"
Even before the latest report, analysts were fretting that Friday's data on weak job growth was a sign that companies couldn't fill openings. The economy added just 38,000 jobs in May. The unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent, but only because the labor force shrank. Wages rose 2.5 percent over the past year, which isn't rapid but does indicate that companies are starting to compete for hard-to-get workers.
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One thing we do know, companies are not competing for Republicans.
Competition for jobs the GOP isn't qualified for are why they hate immigrants. Keeping immigrants out only ensures companies will move away.
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South Carolina Has The Nation’s Second Worst Graduation Rate — Will The GOP Offer Solutions?
In 2010, New Hampshire had the ninth highest high school graduation rate in the country at 83.3 percent. Caucus state Iowa was third, with 86.4 percent. South Carolina, however, is 49th, at 61.9 percent.
What would the Republican candidates do about this problem? Not very much, besides unite in their desire to abolish the Education Department entirely. As Patrick McGuinn, an associate professor of political science and education at Drew University, noted, “the common emphasis on a diminished federal role in K-12 poses a challenge for the GOP presidential contenders hoping to push their own sweeping education proposals and stand out on the issue.” Forbes Magazine noted following a GOP primary debate in Dartmouth that “not one candidate made the obvious connection between an improved economy and ending the dropout epidemic.”
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Republicans talk about bringing jobs back that don't exist any more. They just can't bring themselves to see the connection between education and a good paying job.