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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (17112)	2/10/2004 10:14:11 PM
From: John Chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Lizzie,re:"use fees". My new at&t cell-phone bill has a new item called: 'gross receipt surcharge' of $1.75 and I was told the 'government' got this. Does anyone else have this? If this is 'government', then all phone bill should have it, regardless of company. (verizon, sprint, cingular..) Can anyone confirm this?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (17112)	2/10/2004 10:47:28 PM
From: Oblomov	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

HAve you considered that job growth follows GDP growth? Also, tax receipts don't necessarily follow GDP growth due to the manner in which GDP growth is calculated. I for one think that the economy is very good. I'm not saying this based on the performance of my portfolio. I'm basing this statement on my personal situation, my anecdotal observations (I am trying to hire 5 people right now, and simply can't find qualified talent), as well as economic statistics. But then, I have no political axe to grind. The less I have to deal with politicians, the better. I would definitely NEVER count on the government to "save" my job, let alone "create" one for me.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (17112)	2/11/2004 1:05:50 AM
From: gpowell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

8% GDP with no job growth Inventory corrections and increases in capacity utilization. Labor hours went up, but not employees. First phase of a recovery should not result in much job creation. Productivity usually decreases entering a recession and recovers at the tail end of the recession. Employers, will retain productive employees for long periods at reduced outputs knowing when the cycle rebounds that these employees will be needed. You see this trend with skilled workers mostly.