Democrats are JOB KILLERS

7 responses to “Democrats are JOB KILLERS”

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2. itooktheredpill

   August 11, 2012 at 1:51 am

   Chrissy,
   Thank you for making this updated graph. I agree with what it shows, but I’m wondering if it would be just a little more palitable to those we are trying to reach if it didn’t have the “Democrats are Job Killers” title and didn’t have the Obama logos on the Donkey. (I.E., keeping the donkey, but just removing the “O” logos from it.)

   I think the people in my own family (brothers, parents) with whom I want to share this may tend to ignore it if they feel it is attacking Democrats in general or Obama specifically. Would you be willing to make a version of this for me without the red headline (keep the blue headline) and the regular donkey logo without the “O”s?

   I hate to be a pain, but I want them to be open to the truth and see the data for what it is. If you could make a version for me with those two (hopefully quick) edits, I’d really appreciate it!

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   • chrissythehyphenated

     August 11, 2012 at 4:45 pm

     Good idea. Thanks for suggesting it. I was just telling a friend about this graph this morning and now that I think about it, it’s obvious the ire I built into it (because sanctimonious Democrats call US selfish and greedy and uncaring!! ARGH!!) is not a wise choice if one wishes to use it with someone who isn’t already mad at Democrats! LOL

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3. itooktheredpill

   August 11, 2012 at 2:06 am

   Also, I right-clicked on the graph found at http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12300000, then selected “properties” and found the URL for the graph.

   Then, it’s easy to modify that URL to quickly get a graph for the years you want. For example, to see a graph of 1977 (start of Carter) to present, the URL is:

   

   

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4. itooktheredpill

   August 11, 2012 at 2:18 am

   Ranking of average Employment-population ratio for the last 6 Presidents:

   1) Clinton 63.4 (*)
   2) Bush 43 62.7
   3) Bush 41 62.2
   4) Reagan 59.9
   5) Carter 59.1
   6) Obama 58.7

   (*) Clinton was helped by the policies of a Republican House and Senate for the last 6 of his 8 years in office.

   Obama has been at or below his own average for the last 35 months (since September 2009). We were at 58.6% in June 2012, and dropped to 58.4% in July 2012.

   Obama is officially worse than Carter.

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5. itooktheredpill

   August 11, 2012 at 2:21 am

   Just FYI… I found this helpful…

   HOUSEHOLD DATA
   Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over, 1977 to date [Numbers in thousands] shows that the seasonally adjusted “Number Employed in the Civilian labor force” FELL by 195,000 from June to July (from 142,415,000 down to 142,220,000).

   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
   Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail [In thousands] shows that the seasonally adjusted “Total Employees on nonfarm payrolls” ROSE by 163,000 from June to July (from 133,082,000 up to 133,245,000).

   Explanation of HOUSEHOLD DATA vs. ESTABLISHMENT DATA:

   Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates
   (from http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf)
   Why are there two monthly measures of employment?

   The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment
   and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller
   margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of
   its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of about 100,000 is statistically
   significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the
   household survey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than
   the establishment survey because it includes the self-employed, unpaid family workers, agricultural
   workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household
   survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups.

   Click to access empsit.pdf

   The PDF for July 2012 results (August 3 reporting) has been archived to
   http://www.webcitation.org/69jE8FJK9

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6. itooktheredpill

   August 11, 2012 at 2:27 am

   Our July 2012 population (age 16+) was 243,354,000.

   That means that every 1% is 2,433,540 people, and
   2% is 4,867,080 people. If you round up to 5 Million people, then each drop of a 2% block represents almost 5 Million people.

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