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    GDP Grows at 4.1 Percent in Last Quarter of '03

    The good
    Although the fourth quarter's growth rate was slower than the red-hot 8.2 percent pace of the third quarter, the economy's performance in the second half of 2003 marked the fastest back-to-back quarterly increases since the first two quarters of 1984.

    The Bad
    The economy added just 21,000 jobs in February — all of them in government — a Labor Department (search) survey of payrolls showed. Job growth has been painfully slow despite better economic activity.
    The Ugly;

    If the lackluster job climate persists, some worry that consumers might turn cautious, thus raising the risk of an economic slowdown in the final two quarters of this year.
    Un-Official Sponsor of Randy Choate and Kevin Siegrist
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    The economy added just 21,000 jobs in February — all of them in government
    This is funny on so many levels.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by kah2523@Mar 25 2004, 09:08 AM
      The economy added just 21,000 jobs in February — all of them in government
      This is funny on so many levels.
      I agree, kah. Keep going (i.e. explain the many levels), we might find common ground.

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      • #4
        not sure funny is what I had iin mind...tragic maybe
        Un-Official Sponsor of Randy Choate and Kevin Siegrist

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        • #5
          I'm guessing the opening of a few places like St. Louis Mills, McDonalds, Fortell's Pizza, and other fast food places have added quite a few jobs.
          Make America Great For Once.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by King in KC+Mar 25 2004, 09:12 AM-->
            QUOTE (King in KC @ Mar 25 2004, 09:12 AM)
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            Originally posted by kah2523@Mar 25 2004, 09:15 AM

            1. Bush's continued, total, historic inability to create jobs.
            2. The fact that he can only create jobs by creating them DIRECTLY, that is, by growing the size of government.
            3. And that it's a Republican president enthusiastically growing the size of government.

            And when I said "funny", it was in a gallows humor sense.
            1. You can create more private sector jobs than Bush can, brother.

            2. This should make you happy. I don't understand why you are complaining. This has been the "total, historic" role of government for quite a while - creating government jobs.

            3. What Republican party have you been following for the past 50 years (since the departure of Robert Taft, that is)?

            Gallows humor is still funny. I agree with it.

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            • #8
              King,

              Kah and his pals are having difficulty coming to grips with the Republican Party they've largely created.
              And, frankly, it has never occured to me that "winning" a debate is important, or that I should be hurt when someone like Airshark or kah, among others (for whom winning a pseudo debate or declaring intellectual superiority over invisible others is obviously very important) ridicule me.

              -The Artist formerly known as King in KC

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              • #9
                Originally posted by The Kev@Mar 25 2004, 09:12 AM
                I'm guessing the opening of a few places like St. Louis Mills, McDonalds, Fortell's Pizza, and other fast food places have added quite a few jobs.
                And in the case of McDonald's and Fortel's, we've added MANUFACTURING jobs!!!
                The Dude abides.

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                • #10
                  Originally posted by Damtoft@Mar 25 2004, 10:15 AM
                  King,

                  Kah and his pals are having difficulty coming to grips with the Republican Party they've largely created.
                  This takes the cake...blaming the liberal left for the hypocritical actions of the Rs.
                  Fucking hilarious.

                  JD, never wrong, never in doubt, but ALWAYS insulting.

                  Moe
                  The Dude abides.

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                  • #11
                    Originally posted by Moe_Szyslak+Mar 25 2004, 10:37 AM-->
                    QUOTE (Moe_Szyslak @ Mar 25 2004, 10:37 AM)
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