News-Messenger:
The Kasich administration is touting a big reduction in the state's unemployment rate, a drop from 9 percent in October to 8.5 percent last month.....
.....the labor force -- the number of people age 16 and older who are working or actively seeking work, excluding the retired, students, prisoners and a few others -- declined by 22,000. That's the largest month-to-month drop in the labor force since that same date, July 1983, when it was chopped by 69,000.
There were 49,000 more Ohioans working in May of this year, yet the unemployment rate was higher than it is today because there also were 61,000 more people in the labor force, statistics from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show....
Many people have given up looking for a job and those numbers are not reflected in the unemployment rate. Many, many people who've sent out hundreds of resumes, filled out online applications, went to job fairs, and directly applied at the human resources departments of companies, have given up looking for work. Companies don't even show enough courtesy to say thank you for your interest, but they will not hire an applicant.
* As Republican Speaker of the House, John Boehner said he would not be going along with the Senate bill on the payroll tax break, he wore his expensive suit, designer shoes, and a suntan he got while playing golf on some private golf club. Oh, John Boehner, you have failed to help Americans.
Boehner and the Republicans have been sitting around doing absolutely nothing. People do not have jobs and the Republicans seem to be okay with that. While they pass bills with words that cut regulations, restrict the office of the Treasury, cut paperwork for bankers, destroy bank reform, pass more bills restricting abortions (even though the bills have previously been on the books), etc., etc., they haven't created any jobs.
Boehner, Cantor, and the House Republicans are a truly disgusting lot. While Paul Ryan sips his expensive wine, in some exclusive restaurant, families are trying to figure out how to put together enough money to keep the heat on in their homes. The Republicans don't care about you- especially if you are poor.
>>>>>> Now for more arrogance, I give you Mitt Romney-----
HuffingtonPost:
....Fox host Chris Wallace pressed Romney on his support for the Ryan budget, suggesting that Ryan's plans to eliminate $700 billion in aid to states, including $127 billion in food stamps, would make Romney vulnerable to Democratic attacks in the general election. Romney said that he would help the poor by growing the economy, and suggested that cutting government benefits for the poor wouldn't cause problems.
"Cutting welfare spending dramatically, I don't think will hurt the poor," Romney said....
Romney wouldn't be hurt. Are we seeing Romney's "Western White House" design? Consider his plans in California, SignonSanDiego:
...Romney has filed an application with the city to bulldoze his 3,009-square-foot, single-story home at 311 Dunemere Dr. and replace it with a two-story, 11,062-square-foot structure. No date has been set to consider the proposed coastal development and site development permits, which must be approved by the city.
The former governor of Massachusetts purchased the home three years ago. According to a description from the listing agent, the Spanish-style residence at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac is sophisticated and understated in its décor, “offering complete privacy and unsurpassed elegance.”
People that are poor and having difficulty feeding their families are not thinking about "elegance."