Unemployment jumped to 10.2% in October according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here is a comparison of actual unemployment statistics with what was predicted by the Obama administration with and without the stimulus (from Innocent Bystanders via Ace of Spades and Hugh Hewitt):
Actual unemployment is higher, maybe 16 or 17 percent, because the government doesn’t count people that are no longer looking for jobs. Look at how many jobs have actually disappeared:
What a track record of predicting the success of the impact of Obama’s policies! Let’s have the same people quickly pass a radical revamping of healthcare to increase coverage and decrease cost. We’ll cover more people and pay doctors less. Wow! There will be less doctors and more people will be “covered” by insurance but unable to see a doctor. Without medical care, some people will die. Dead people don’t need medical treatment, so maybe we’ll even reduce how much we spent on healthcare. Let’s have the House of Representatives vote on the Pelosi bill this weekend. The public is not paying attention because of the Fort Hood attack and Blue Dog Democrats haven’t had a chance to talk to their constituents after last Tuesday’s election defeat for Democrats.
Don’t worry about increasing private insurance competition across state lines or tort reform to reduce costs. Pelosi and Obama have figured out a simpler way to “cover” more people and “reduce cost” by eliminating life saving medical care! And don’t worry about the $1 trillion plus cost of the bill. What’s a trillion or so given the trillions we are spending on the stimulus, on the bailout and on cap-and-tax, if it passes? If you are dead you don’t need to worry about paying off of the debt. Awesome!
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