Comments on: Jobs Don’t Live Here Anymore

By: MarkH

MarkH — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:12:41 +0000

I would love to see that kind of riot!

By: MarkH

MarkH — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:03:01 +0000

The extreme view huh? It’s not entirely true. That is a lot of employment here in America which cannot be outsourced. I wonder though about your claim that it has to come from reinvestment by smaller companies. Is that really true? If it is, then certainly bank lending to those kinds of companies is crucial.

I suspect small companies live more on the edge financially and will be hesitant to rehire. But, the question of who will go first to rehire is a big one.

By: MarkH

MarkH — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:58:57 +0000

Yeah, it’s horrible, but do not ever blame this on Obama. Consider this is the worst downturn since the Great Depression and we’re going to bottom out after about 9 months, only 6 of which were Obama’s. I think that’s a pretty remarkable thing. Sure, the recession all together has run longer than that, but we know Bushies weren’t doing anything to fix it because they wanted the next prez to have a pile of crap on his/her doorstep.

Let’s find ways to improve things and stop whining about what the Bushies gave us.

By: MarkH

MarkH — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:55:45 +0000

Stop blaming Clinton (even partially)! The things he did were maybe a little dubious, but hard to attribute to our current problems. I don’t say that as merely a political posture or rhetoric, but because the record shows it’s true. Clinton’s people were trying to make the economy go and people told them the financial sector could do better if they could conglomerate. So, they did it. What did that have to do with mortgages and stupid people at AIG?

No, this is all Republican economics and corruption.

By: Nathan Aschbacher

Nathan Aschbacher — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:11:47 +0000

To partially answer my own question, this: An integrated microfluidic device for large-scale in situ click chemistry screening

…is a fantastic advancement for biochemical/medical R&D, but a killer in hoping for a broad expansion of utilizing lab-techs to boost employment in one of the few growth sectors of the economy.

By: goldstandard

goldstandard — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:59:16 +0000

What we need is a radically new model. During the second world war we had the Manhattan project. We brought together the greatest scientific minds to create the ultimate weapon. I find it hard to believe that our own government has not surpressed new forms of energy as well as other technologies which have the potential to change every single persons life on this planet. It is past time for the old guard to stand aside. Get past petty differences in believing in profit above humanity. If Obama is not to be a one term wonder, we have come to a crossroad. It’s sink or swim time folks.. Do we really need the CIA to tell us what just about everyone on the planet already knows?
Reference to CIA from article posted at HuffPo.

By: PPDCUS

PPDCUS — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:18:21 +0000

Hey Nahant – how are you doing?

By: valletta

valletta — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:58:48 +0000

I’ve been unemployed for two years now (2 years!!!)
I sold my business two years ago, I had 25 employees.
I never in my wildest imagination believed I wouldn’t be able to get a good job, like I had prior to my business.
I’ve been “overqualified” for so many jobs now I’m waiting for just the right one to bring my discrimination
lawsuit, haha. Only half kidding.
Good news on the horizon (fingers crossed) that I *may* have landed something at my former employer (company named for a fruit).
I have been through the ringer these last couple of years and I know there are millions much worse off than me.
Let’s get our country back from the modern day robber barons.

By: researcher

researcher — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:51:58 +0000

aint capitalism great

and the part that americans dont want unions to protect them

aint that great

and the free trade reagan style

aint that great

and big businesses buying out all the small ones to eliminate competition

aint that great

the the media being taken over by corporations

aint that great

corp fascism controls congress with lobbyist money

aint that great

we have met the enemy and it is us not them

we protest health care reform and no protests for two wars where no end is in sight

imperialism to the core

progressives, liberals, and neo cons

imperialism to the core

and none of them have a clue they are imperialists

aint that great :-)

By: nahant

nahant — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:07:00 +0000

The good Old RUSH to The Bottom and at who’s expense?? You Betcha Ours. Lost jobs lost taxes lost everything! WTF ever happened to long term planning??
Our Government needs to WTFU or it will not be a country! Of course there are plenty of players in the world who would just love to replace ALL American workers!!
Talk about Shock and Awe!!