Obama Gets Bad News on Unemployment, Urges Passage of Jobs Bill

RICHARD BONNET. that is not how the government comes up with it's unemployment figures. you can read about it. maybe start here? http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm

WHEN THEY MEASURE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE UN-EMPLOYED IN THIS COUNTRY THEY LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COLLECTING UN-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. THERE ARE MILLIONS MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT COUNTED. IF YOU "GOOGLE" INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS OF PROFESSIONS SUCH AS REAL ESTATE AGENTS WHO ARE NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF THE BAD ECONOMY. THESE PEOPLE CANNOT COLLECT UN-EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS,THEREFOR THEY ARE NOT COUNTED IN THE STATISTICS. IF YOU COUNT THEM, YOU WOULD FIND MILLIOINS MORE OF PEOPLE UN-EMPLOYED AND NOT REPORTED BY OUR GOVERNMENT.

Isn't about time for "our president" and his family to do something besides run around? He was hired to do a job and he hasn't accomplished very much so far. His "changes" are needing changed!

We are in a mess Mr.President and we do not need Public Grandstanding and a speech or a personal appearance evryday;we need someone in the WhiteHouse to answer the phone and talk to some real blue collar people.You would be amazed at what we know seeing how this country was built by our Hands! The secret weapon to all this is something that has been put away for a few decades and you will not need a vote to use it. Mr. President it is called Common Sense! SHHH, don't say it too loud as we don't want others to know we have any!

I haven't had a vacation in 6 years Mr. President. I have my own business that has been crushed by the economy. Have a nice vacation and when you get back you had better get in gear or I'm voting you out.

Liberals think spending more money is the answer to any problem.

Mr. Diemer...please start writing articles that contain more investigative reporting. You did this with the FOX News article as well. How about telling us what was in this entire bill? What are the hidden parts that Obama is not disclosing? We, the readers deserve more than a flashy headline that hopes to convince people of your own beliefs.

So now Repubes are against lending for jobs too? What the ????

This administration does not have a clue. A jobs bill that requires banks to make loans. That is all good but they did not the first time around. To fix this problem put back in place the regulations that were removed in 1999. They have abused the privilege of investing on wall street when they started dealing in risky ventures. Taking banks off wall street would make them perform as they were designed to perform. Opening accounts for people and business and making loans. Force them to do their job. As for the tarp and stimulus payouts to banks should have never happened. Money should have gone to the people. People spending will heal the economy nothing else. Also Obama should have put a freeze on mortgage foreclosures as soon as he took office with a presidential order. This would have forced mortgage companies to work with home owners. Drastic times call for drastic measures. Then he should have worked on legislation to get companies to move back, taxed all imports,etc. I know he did not create the problem, but standing there blaming someone else instead of rolling up the sleeves and kicking butt is not the answer. After doing this then he could have played with his heathcare bill people would not have cared as much then.

I remember posting several months ago that the acid test for the Presidents agenda would be the U3(the one they try to run with)unemployment statics. These numbers are not as bad as the true picture which is the U6 but at this point ...it really doesn't matter. Elections are based on pocketbooks....regardless of what some may think. Mr. President,for the good of the country....your plan is a failure. Stop and look at the big picture....if you refuse to do this....then WHAT IS IT REALLY YOU ARE DOING? One has wonder what is your plan because this is NOT GOOD for the country and soon the country will finally have something to say about it!!