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Politics : HOWARD DEAN -THE NEXT PRESIDENT? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mephisto who wrote (331)	11/2/2003 6:09:00 AM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3079

when you look into the GDP figure it was in large part government spending so this is probably the economic climate we will have for the election. OK stock market, horrible (worst in decades) jobs, especially white collar, and declining currency which is a double edge sword but probably ok, and giant deficits and broke states. Californias UI system is broke now. So Dean and Gephardt are both on the mark in this climate. Not really Lieberman imho, hes too pro-war.

To: Mephisto who wrote (331)	11/2/2003 3:42:28 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 3079

In fact, one in four workers currently earns poverty-level wages for a family of four. pbs.org Source: MOYERS: Welcome to NOW. We return tonight to one of the most important beats on this program: what's happening to the American workplace. See: Message 19458011

To: Mephisto who wrote (331)	11/2/2003 4:16:46 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 3079

"The 7.2 percent growth rate is not sustainable. Nearly every forecaster concedes that. A month into the fourth quarter, the growth rate has probably fallen back to 4 percent or so. That is still robust, but not enough to dispel the sadness that will set in as we climb down from euphoria. Part of the sadness lies in the obstacles to re-employment. The corporate sector remains plagued with overcapacity and may require many months of 4 percent growth just to make full use of those currently working. Job creation has to move above 200,000 a month, most economists say, before we can begin to shrink the pool of nearly nine million unemployed. We haven't gotten to six-digit job creation yet, much less sustained it. No wonder the unemployed spend 19.7 months, on average, seeking work, the longest stretch in nearly 20 years. "The breadth of the unemployment is almost unprecedented,'' said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Economy.com. " Article: Beneath the Smiles, a Churning Anxiety By LOUIS UCHITELLE Source: The New York Times Date: November 2, 2003 Reference: nytimes.com Full story: Message 19458059