Obama to Unemployed: He’s Just Not That Into You
Ask yourself this question: What if President Barack Obama doesn’t really care about unemployment?
I’m certain the president feels the pain of those who are looking for work but can’t find it, or who cannot find enough work. And it’s a sure thing that he’s worried about what chronic unemployment is doing to his reelection chances. The jobs situation is Obama’s biggest political vulnerability. But judging by his actions, joblessness isn’t a bug of his political philosophy — it’s a feature.
After choking off inflation, cutting taxes, and resisting any call for grand, new spending programs, President Reagan oversaw an amazing expansion of the U.S. economy. In just six years, the U.S. — quite cavalierly — conjured up an economy the size of West Germany’s and added it to the one we already had. Building on that base, President Clinton oversaw an even greater expansion, fueled by the entrepreneur-driven high-tech field.
Then along came George W. Bush (and a thoroughly corrupt Congress) with his “compassionate,” big-government conservatism — and we got huge increases in spending, a big new entitlement, and a lame economy. It all came crashing down in 2008, setting the stage for a young and untested Democratic senator to win the White House.
Not one to let a crisis “go to waste,” Obama oversaw spending increases that would make the old Spendthrift Republican Congress™ blanch, and yet another massive and labyrinthine entitlement program.
So here we are, more than two years into the recovery, and unemployment is rising while the labor force is shrinking — a feat unparalleled in modern times. And where are the entrepreneurs? They’re going Galt rather than deal with the massive Regulatory State foisted on us by meddling Democrats and their rent-seeking buddies in Big Business and Big Labor. Or they’re deciding not to grow their businesses, lest they get caught in ObamaCare’s snare.
None of which came as a surprise to anyone, really.
Really nice rant. The first page was a very clear vivisection of the economy since Carter with regards to Presidents. The whole article was great, but the first page was perfect.
(Needs a little editing, though.)
You use the word “rant” incorrectly. It means to declaim in a violent,loud,or vehement manner; to rave, to exclaim with violence or extravagance.
Nice read. Just needed a proof reader before posting, other than that I agree.
– he proposes extension of unemployment benefits for those already on the dole for 99 weeks (and so back to welfare), then for some of us it’s back to precinct walking and ringing doorbells with clipboards in hand.
This is the President who was told by the Governor of Louisiana that people would lose jobs due to the moratorium on drilling. Obama said not to worry because there would be federal benefits for those people. Seems Obama believes that those people should not mind taking hand outs rather than working.
That’s vote-buying, plain and simple.
Barack Obama has said that he is in favor of more jobs. It depends on what the meaning of the word “jobs” is. From the point of view of the Administration, there are good jobs and there are bad jobs. Good jobs have one or more of the following characteristics:
1. Union,
2. Public Service,
3. Bureaucratic,
4. Davis-Bacon Pay Scale,
5. Green,
6. Rewarding a favored constituency,
7. Government funded.
Bad jobs have one or more of the following characteristics:
1. Non-Union,
2. Red State, particularly Texas,
3. Profit Oriented,
4. Not Green,
5. Having any effect at all on the environment,
6. Lowering energy costs,
7. Helping to make a rich capitalist even richer,
8. Privately funded.
I expect that the jobs announcement will focus exclusively on “good” jobs.
From the point of view of the Administration, there are good jobs and there are bad jobs.
Michelle Obama spelled this out in the 2008 campaign when she told audiences, “Don’t go into corporate America. You know, become teachers. Work for the community. Be social workers. Be a nurse. Those are the careers that we need, and we’re encouraging our young people to do that.”
I think she and Jarrett et al. hate the idea that people might escape government control and get out into this Mustang Country of private enterprise where they compete and succeed on their merits.
Exactly right. Obama and his gang do not want Americans to work in private business, in private enterprise – because then, they are outside of Government Rule and Control.
I’m serious about this view. Obama is a Controller; he needs to feel that he dominates and controls YOU. Therefore, he’s fine with you working for His Government and also, he’s fine with you being unemployed and dependent on His Goodwill. What disturbs Obama is any hint that you want freedom from government control, that you have an independent free will and can think and work for yourself. He considers such behavior – oppositional and confrontational to His Power.
Spot on, Etab,
Which is also why Obama (and all democrats in general) hate private ownership of firearms.
How DARE you believe your rights should include the means to overthrow ME?
Dangerous freaks that you are!
Good article, though we really haven’t seen “Euro-scale” unemployment here…
..except in minority communities (re: Black) and with the youth (re: 18-25 yr. olds)…some of the most fervant supporters of Obama.
I don’t know if “irony” is a strong enough word, but it certainly fits.
Oddly in all this my wife who is well past retirement age (and retired) mentioned very casually to an old friend that she would like to work a few hours a week doing bookeeping and general accounting work. She was hired on the spot. I think it has to do with her ability to add 2+2 and get 4 every time. That’s not a sure thing with the younger members of the work force. BTW, she’s not working cheap and doesn’t have too.
What you never hear on television are all the people who have been unemployed and have not found jobs in about two years. What about them? You always hear about the new unemployment figures, but what about the people who are still unemployed and at this stage of the game may be “unemployable” if their skills keep eroding over another year or so? Corporations are no angels in this, either. They will always hire younger people for less money to fill slots more experienced people once had. Everybody in corporate America is expendable, especially when there is another wave of college graduates ready to take their place at half the price. We had better get some major, and I mean MAJOR, growth going in this country or else Obama will have achieved his dream of turning America into a European-style welfare state. And to most Americans, we just can’t let that stand.
2012 is coming. Throw the bum out of office. It’s America’s only chance for a decent future.
I am a skilled experienced electrician, data technician, avionics technician and electronics bench technician with NASA certification. I am too old to rehire and too young to retire. I am a Vietnam Era Veteran and sometimes think this is why I have difficulty going to another job!
However I have a job starting tomorrow that will last another three or more years so at least I will be still in the workforce and hopefully saving more ro retire…screw Social Security I will take it as I have paid into it but it ain’t gonna work well for me.
Have a great day and remember to vote out all the socialists that you can that call themselves DEMOCRAT!
2012 I am ready with my registration to vote which I will (NOTE:I am licensed to carry!)
Check out Boeing. Seriously.
Obama’s NLRB is doing everything it can to keep the new Boeing plant in SC from opening. Reason: SC is a right-to-work state, and the unions can’t control it.
Best of luck in your new job! I’ve been looking for a few years myself. I know how rotten things are out there. It’s great to see people having some success. It gives me hope to keep going.
I’m glad that people are starting to wake up and realize the crushing burden of Federal regulation. Just this week, the Labor Department issued 75 new regulations governing goat herding. Yes, goat herding. And last week the DOJ attacked the Gibson Guitar company with machine guns.
Like every other business owner I know, I’ve gone Galt.
“Then along came George W. Bush (and a thoroughly corrupt Congress) with his “compassionate,” big-government conservatism — and we got huge increases in spending, a big new entitlement, and a lame economy.”
All true, but you fail to mention 9/11 and the subsequent Iraq War. Bush (with help from the Feds) also adopted a policy designed to “juice” a sluggish economy: cheap credit. “Go shopping,” he said. And (paraphrasing Oprah), “Everybody gets a house. You get a house. And you get a house….” After the resultant financial collapse, and now under Obama (with help from the Feds) we’re relying on cheap credit, quantitative easing and the like. That cheap credit means a minuscule return on our savings – a penalty for our financial restraint.
Them’s fighting words alright Mr Green but…….but……
…what happens if this bozo is re-elected in 2012? What will that say about the America that you believe wants to work rather than live on Government handouts in comparison to us lazy, useless Europeans?
I’m not saying that re-election is a done deal but the smart money has to be on Obama and you know it! The media is still in thrall with their idol so what’s to stop him given that the majority of the US population aren’t really that politically engaged?
The 2012 elections will show just how far apart America and Europe really is.
Agreed.
How many folks out there are Americans as we’d like to think of them? I consider my Dad, and I aspired to be like him in honesty, virtue, work ethic, and steadfastness; but I always wanted to outpace his earning potential. Eventually, I succeeded in the earning, but I’ll probably never measure up to the man in more than one or two ways – therefore I try harder…I believe truly conservative folks all have or had a role model to look up to, who taught us that the very basis of freedom is personal responsibility whether you are right or wrong. How many of the “young people,” who helped elect this clown have any inkling of such moral responsibility? How many of he ghetto-dwelling animals, of any creed or race, have any such concept ensconced in their mind?
I believe the problem here is not simply the elevation, election, and continued existence of the Obama regime. This is a symptom of a greater disease. The greater disease is a degenerative disorder, rooted in psychopathy and false mathematics, which claims all persons are equal in all respects without allusion to the individual talents, abilities, ethical constructs, and free spirit which resides in us all. Once the concept of personal responsibility and immediate consequence for failure is undermined, there can be no “society,” but only a warfare/welfare state designed to enrich a government or its entities…We, the producers or those with talents based in service (doctors/skilled labor/etc.) become marginalized due to a strong work ethic and a sense of personal responsibility: precisely the opposite of the “American Dream.” As such, we, the actual persons working to make the dream a reality, become slaves to those who have worked to destroy it…..
I despair the Nation and the species…
You are right….
For every hardworking “real American”, visit your nearest city…for evey one f “you” there are tens of thousands of slacker “thems” gaming the system…
Pubic employees and welfare, all funded with DEBT greater than all the taxes you can ever pay, more than wipe out any hope of fixing things with an election, or two…or ten, or one hundred and ten.
The main thing Obama has going for him is changing demographics.
Today, 13% of the voters are black, and 9% are Hispanic. Only 74% of the voters are white (that’s down from 88% in 1980).
In 1980, Reagan won 56% of the white vote (which represented 88% of all voters), but did poorly among minorities.
If whites had represented only 74% of the voters in 1980 as they do now, Reagan’s vote total would have been less than 50%. (And of course Reagan would have lost California.) That’s right! With that 14 point drop in the white vote, Reagan would have LOST the election. Scary, huh?
The GOP is doomed if it can’t appeal more strongly to minorities. The day will come when whites are only 60% of the voters. At that point, to win with white votes alone, the GOP candidate would have to win over 80% of them (which is impossible because 20% of them are liberals).
And we need to win those minority voters NOT by “pandering” (which is both wrong and foolish), but by making the case for conservatism articulately and appealingly enough so as to win them over to it.
Make the case for hard work and discipline, verses free lunch and reparations?
We LOSE!
Like Mr. Green says, its not a bug, its a feature.
“I’m certain the president feels the pain of those who are looking for work but can’t find it, or who cannot find enough work.”
Are you really certain about that? I can’t imagine where the evidence is. Him presenting himself with studied, teleprompter-driven anguish in the occasional setting that calls for it doesn’t count.
I don’t think he gives a rip.
I KNOW he doesn’t give a rip. He’s too busy indulging his greed and megalomania, and letting Mooch indulge hers, at government expense.
Barack Hussein Obama is a lawless thug who comes from a long line of lawless thugs.
Maybe he cares about unemployment a little, in the abstract, as a swerve on the road toward his vision.
What is it that was said “…you can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs…”
Is that too impolitic ?
I think that’s just impolitic enough.
To anyone out there who believes BHO cares about anyone or anything beyond his own self-aggrandizement I have several hundred bridges and miles of ocean front property in Mongolia that I would love to sell you at bargain prices.
Hopefully the price is right….I hear the real estate market ain’t what she used to be….
Although, I’m sure the regime would be glad to buy you out at 10,000% of value….
Good post, one of the best on the Urkel economy I’ve seen.
He reminds me more of Howdy Doddy since he is really just a puppet!