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Unemployment, Jobs and Job Creation

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Thoughts on Jobs in the current economy  

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  1. 1. Do you PERSONALLY know someone who is unemployed?

    • I am unemployed, or my SO living in the USA is
      4
    • Yes, I know one person who is unemployed
      2
    • Yes, I know multiple people who are unemployed
      5
    • No
      2

  2. 2. Should the federal government or central bank be doing more to create jobs?

    • Yes, use repaid TARP funds to create jobs
      4
    • Yes, reduce business taxes
      2
    • Yes, reduce personal taxes or give a tax rebate
      0
    • Yes, create more government programs
      2
    • Yes, the central bank (Fed) should do something
      1
    • No
      4

  3. 3. Your opinion on the next few months of the economy:

    • The unemployment rate will drop significantly in the next few months
      1
    • The unemployment rate will continue a slow decline as people become slowly hired
      5
    • The unemployment rate will go back up in the next few months
      0
    • The economy will get better, but the unemployment rate will not change much
      3
    • The economy will get worse overall
      4
    • I don't know what to expect
      0

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The unemployment rate nationwide is now 10% (down from 10.2%). The Obama administration is considering using TARP money that has been repaid by banks to spur job creation.

Some more info available here:

Repaid Bailout Money May Go to Jobless Benefits by Jackie Calmes, NYTimes.com

and

Dems push TARP money for jobs bill, Politico.com

My spouse is unemployed, and I could only find a temp job that I'm about to finish and be unemployed again. Still, I think that the government needs to stop this excessive spending, because it's my belief that it will only lead to another recession in the future, due to the high national debt we're adding to. I think the economy is probably getting better, slowly, but job growth will be minimal for the next year unless something drastic happens.

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I know multiple people who are unemployed (they are all over 50, aging boomers have it worst when laid off IMO).

Use repaid TARP

Economy will improve (it is improving as we speak) but it'll be a while before we see an impact on official unemployment rates

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

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