5 Reasons Obama Is Wrong About the Private Sector 'Doing Fine'

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A Public-Sector Pity Party?

(J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

President Obama has created a fat target for critics by claiming that "the private sector is doing fine." Meanwhile, he wants Washington to spend billions more to protect public-sector jobs for teachers, cops, and firefighters.

Here's why his logic is suspect: