tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post7422452060004609153..comments2023-07-30T01:08:43.318-07:00Comments on Politics Plus: Krugman: The Jobs ImperativeTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-26606271274345148012009-12-04T02:07:53.328-08:002009-12-04T02:07:53.328-08:00SPAM :-(SPAM :-(TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-2865039332235716892009-12-04T00:35:29.034-08:002009-12-04T00:35:29.034-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.vishnuprasathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475240953210352406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-12870486524313386392009-12-03T10:51:49.941-08:002009-12-03T10:51:49.941-08:00I agree. See today's article.I agree. See today's article.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-84194474711283965752009-12-02T10:29:50.078-08:002009-12-02T10:29:50.078-08:00tomcat, i imagine some kind of jobs program could ...tomcat, i imagine some kind of jobs program could be run at the state level, but that adds another layer of bureaucracy and pork politics - but it will take $100B from the treasury just to keep paying unemployment in 2010, and the states face massive layoffs if they dont get another couple hundred billion to make up their revenue shortfall...theres a lot of unraveling coming before we can start rjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-75279890162775765872009-12-02T08:03:33.075-08:002009-12-02T08:03:33.075-08:00RJ, that's an excellent point. Could not the ...RJ, that's an excellent point. Could not the public works programs (small scale as recommended) be run through state agencies?TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-7542243698494655442009-12-01T13:22:12.897-08:002009-12-01T13:22:12.897-08:00while the usual suspects have attacked Krugmans ar...while the usual suspects have attacked Krugmans article, Megan McArdle at the Atlantic has written a direct response to it; short summary: <a href="http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/12/this_is_not_your_fdrs_federal.php" rel="nofollow">This is Not Your FDR's Federal Government</a> - Paul Krugman and I seem to agree that the worst part of a recession is unemployment. Where we rjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-40089572560882287442009-12-01T08:22:50.674-08:002009-12-01T08:22:50.674-08:00RJ, I expect that it will be some toime before we ...RJ, I expect that it will be some toime before we turn the corner on unemployment.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-62279099367676102482009-11-30T15:49:59.866-08:002009-11-30T15:49:59.866-08:00as you might expect, since the unemployment rate w...as you might expect, since the unemployment rate went north of 10%, this has been the topic de jour on all the blogs, and i have several links each week since on <a href="http://globalglassonion.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">my blog</a> with proposal for solutions and predictions for worse to come; krugman once calculated that at current gdp growth rate, unemployment wouldnt return to acceptable rjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-71268246477658128952009-11-30T13:04:17.121-08:002009-11-30T13:04:17.121-08:00RJ, if it could inspire a book, you would be the o...RJ, if it could inspire a book, you would be the one to write it. ;-)<br /><br />Lisa, back when I could still work, I investigated going to work for another firm. They offered me the job, but I refused because they were offering lower wages than what I was already making. I only completed two years of college. The person who took the job that I refused was a recent MBA grad. And that was twoTomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-44235596110885513232009-11-30T12:36:28.520-08:002009-11-30T12:36:28.520-08:00heres a summary of an artilce from CNN: Congress&...heres a summary of an artilce from CNN: <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/25/news/economy/jobs_stimulus_bill/" rel="nofollow"> Congress' next trick: Pull jobs out of a hat</a> - Whatever Congress decides, no single measure will be a panacea. Here are some of the leading ideas being discussed. Offer a payroll tax holiday; Temporarily suspending the payroll tax - which is a 12.4% tax on rjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-45382502239995347652009-11-30T09:44:26.730-08:002009-11-30T09:44:26.730-08:00I like the idea of an infrastructure jobs program ...I like the idea of an infrastructure jobs program - alot of our infrastructure (roads, bridges, highways, etc.) is crumbling. And even the college kids could join in and gain some valuable skills. (Your MBA is just sitting in a drawer collecting dust right now anyway...)Lisa G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02909155560510148815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-50649623015363195812009-11-30T09:22:56.987-08:002009-11-30T09:22:56.987-08:00a book could be written about this; let me try a f...a book could be written about this; let me try a few lines...the first stimulus was made so inept by politics thats its taken the wind out the sails for any further initiative; so expect the deficit hawk dems to line up with the right to block any further spending packages...and with larry summers advising, i wouldnt hold much hope for obama's jobs summit past the usual rhetoric...so with rjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.com