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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (257894)	8/9/2014 9:45:02 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541518

"Obama has to make up for a negative 871,000 jobs before he can count one single job created during his administration. " More than that. Bush dug a pretty big hole and didn't leave a ladder. Add another 5 or 6 months of >200K to this. - New Data Show Obama Net Positive For Job Creation Since He Took Office by Pat Garofalo Posted on September 27, 2012 at 11:42 am According to new revisions released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy created 386,000 more jobs between March 2011 and March 2012 than shown by previous estimates. As economist Justin Wolfers noted, this means that President Obama is now net positive for job creation over his term in office, even taking into account the massive losses in January 2009:

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (257894)	8/9/2014 11:38:45 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 541518

Interesting argument, Steve. Each president would get credit for one or two years of job creation after term expiration and not receive credit for the first year or two. Makes a great deal of good sense. In so far as presidents should be given credit for job creation at all. But it's a good parlor game with more than a little policy substance and a helluva lot of electoral meaning. As for Carter's low numbers at the end of his presidency, those were the result of lots of factors, not just the job numbers. Always the case.