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To: JohnM who wrote (778)	5/10/2003 2:46:24 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 794389

John, when the bubble began to collapse, we Recruiters knew several months BEFORE that the jobs were beginning to disappear. Then, by March 2000, things started heading south. By September of 2000, the National Recruiters Associations were openly talking about it in their printed literature. For many years, the only job areas that were growing were low paying service jobs, and high paying (at least by stock options that became worthless) in the tech areas. Manufacturing had been down for years. Labor costs had gone up for years. And Government jobs grew.... Food, timber, steel, commodities were stable or going down. Companies are more and more automated, using fewer and fewer people. Companies are sending jobs overseas so they can compete in a world market, as our labor and other overhead costs are so high. SO....then we have 9-11. People are flying much less. The airlines are cutting flights, and now several are either in or going to be in bankruptcy. People are spending less, partially because they either don't have jobs, or they are taking lower pay jobs and can't afford the commitments they had previously made. The "tax rebate" that was such a "big deal" to the Democrats produced no jobs....and certainly didn't help the economy. State governments everywhere have huge deficits, and they haven't cut much if any spending. Most state governments think they will raise taxes....heaven forbid they would cut their payrolls like the business community has had to. SO, Yes....it is jobs, jobs, jobs.... I'm sure both Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate are all ears for good suggestions on how to create new jobs....not wantabee pretend jobs....but real ones. What are the new growth areas for the next 10 to 20 years...? AND.....How are those new jobs going to be funded?