Jobless Claims Hit 16-Year High Amid New Fears of Deflation

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Stop taking everything the media tells you as the gospel truth! The actual numbers of unemployed people in the U.S. means absolutely nothing. What's the percentage of legal citizens of the U.S.? That's the number that counts.
Want to fix this? Every issue in the country / world is tied in some way to every other issue. In this case, there are direct correlations to illegal aliens working in our country & the welfare / enabling system.
STOP providing free health care, EBT cards, housing, education & all of the rest to illegal aliens. They WILL go home. That will open up literally millions of jobs in this country! There are some that say, 'but they only take the jobs that Americans won't do'. So. If those same Americans want to eat, then they had better take those jobs!

Katie of NM 5:39PM December 05, 2008

Years ago because we wanted to buy cheap so we started buying items made in China and other countries and there went the factory jobs of Americans. Greedy corporate American just thinking of making more money was more than glad to send our jobs overseas with the excuse they could not compete with foreign made products. Now, we need to buy American made products, and demand that all products must be made in American, by Americans. Do not buy if they are foreign made. If you do, you have no right to complain when you can't find a job. Politicians say this is not the time to point fingers or place blame but they have to admit the Bush administration and the Republican Party have screwed up our nation and it will take years to turn this financial crisis around. Both Parties are to blame because neither one made sound decisions to benefit the nation. We need to get rid of the old fogies who are entrenched in croynisism and game playing.

Ann of IA 10:55PM November 20, 2008

How ironic that our leaders would have us believe that, although Americans are living beyond their means and are heavily in debt, the way out is to go out and BUY! What we should have done and can still do is BUY AMERICAN. Although much of our manufacturing has gone overseas, some things are still made in America. Support local cottage industries and manufacturers. If an organized commitment to support American made items is made, and brought to the attention of our legislators, we could make a difference.
By the way, Abraham Lincoln, at a time of huge national debt (Civil War and building of the transcontinental railroad simultaneously) insisted that all materials used in the railroad be produced in America, thus energizing the mining, steelmaking, and manufacturing sectors.

Helen Rockwell of OH 2:37PM November 20, 2008

Who knows where this is all headed? The best way to succeed in life as an individual and as a family is to create your own circumstances. Care to escape the craziness??? www.LikeSoup.com

James Campbell of CA 1:48PM November 20, 2008