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Old 06-02-2009, 04:23 PM
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Question What I don't understand is,...

if Obama and Congress passed this "stimulus" package back in February or whenever it was, where are these jobs and small businesses that are supposed to be helped out??
I still see people losing jobs and jobs are not easy to come by neither. They were in such a rush to push it through, but I don't see any results.
Does anyone agree here or am I just a pissed off person blowing off some steam?? lol
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Old 06-02-2009, 04:35 PM
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One of the thing I am seeing is the perception of an abundance of available talent this is contributing to people loosing jobs.
The idea is that hey lets turn over some staff an take advantage of the "under employed" and available work force out there.
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I'm definitely seeing the results personally. In a couple of ways. But my career is Real Estate and the tax credit has really helped the first time buyers get off the fence. The home owner stability act is really helping some folks stay in their homes as well. As young as you are tone, I would really consider going to where the grass is greener if things aren't working out where you're living.
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I'm definitely seeing the results personally. In a couple of ways. But my career is Real Estate and the tax credit has really helped the first time buyers get off the fence. The home owner stability act is really helping some folks stay in their homes as well. As young as you are tone, I would really consider going to where the grass is greener if things aren't working out where you're living.
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I have not seen any real positive changes in Washington yet. In the blue collar arena around here the jobs are really hard to find and most are down on wages if you can get one.
I have been in the cabinetry business for most of my life. As a fabricator and installer. The last few years as a project manager. Many of the local smaller shops are going under. A few of the large shops that ship nationwide are also going under. The timber industries here are taking a brutal beating. Mills shutting down all over the place.
The help they promised has not shown up here yet. But if you ask our elected
"friends" at the capitol, they say it's fantastic and everyone is just fine.

As for the housing market Todd, I have a few friends in real estate and that has improved a little. But only just a LITTLE. Still, it's a positive move in the market.
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I not only see positive things happening, but I see it picking up in my sector. I see stock markets not crashing. I see world markets easing. I see the possible end to this mini depression. Bad things will still happen for a while, but I see a light at the end of the tunnel. Some may not for a few years, but the market as a whole is no longer crashing. Things have stabilized a bit. These things take time. The damage done by the Bush administration was too great to see change in 100 days. Give the new administration a chance. If you're a republican or democrat, it doesn't matter, we all have to find a way to make positive change happen. I do grow tired of assholes like Rush Limbaugh who don’t know their ass from a hand basket wishing people would fail.
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if Obama and Congress passed this "stimulus" package back in February or whenever it was, where are these jobs and small businesses that are supposed to be helped out??
I still see people losing jobs and jobs are not easy to come by neither. They were in such a rush to push it through, but I don't see any results.
Does anyone agree here or am I just a pissed off person blowing off some steam?? lol
It's really pretty simple... trickle up economics does not now, nor has it ever, worked.

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Yeah, it's kinda tough around here and everywhere I guess.
I guess it's just hard to believe that the greatest country, the U.S.A., has gone to this level. It's kind of upsetting and maddening.
I know things will pick up eventually.
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Just be thankful that you don't live in California. Those idiots are cutting funding to everything and raising taxes without solving the real problem...wasteful spending by officials and frees sh$t for every illegal and jackoff that doesn't want to work. Way to go Ahnold.
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