What a kneeslapper.
Because, of course, double-digit unemployment is a laughing matter to Americans, Our Lord and Savior Barack Hussein Obama joked about the lack of real jobs at a summit in North Carolina today.
One of the Council’s recommendations to Obama was to streamline the federal permit process for construction and infrastructure projects. It was explained to Obama that the permitting process can delay projects for “months to years … and in many cases even cause projects to be abandoned … I’m sure that when you implemented the Recovery Act your staff briefed you on many of these challenges.” At this point, Obama smiled and interjected, “Shovel-ready was not as … uh .. shovel-ready as we expected.” The Council, led by GE’s Jeffrey Immelt, erupted in laughter.
The Obama administration promised the Recovery Act (“the stimulus”) would prevent the jobless rate from going over 8%. It now stands at 9.1%.
That unemployment rate does not count those who are underemployed — not working full-time, for those of you who graduated from Racine Unified — and who have given up looking for work. That rate is closer to 20 percent. And neither figure counts people working well below their training, skill and normal salary level just to have any type of income.
Thank you to President Food Stamps for making this possible and then laughing at the expense of the people suffering under your policies.
I can see November 2012 from my house.
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