Where are the jobs?

It is rare that a part time job pays the same hourly rate as a full time job. Even rarer would be a part time job with any benefits. Imagine supporting your family with part time work.

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That is what millions of Americans are attempting to do. The number of new applicants for unemployment benefits bounces along, showing little improvement. Most weeks the government reports a small improvement which is adjusted upward later. The net result is a minor improvement on paper. But what about in the homes and businesses? There, family incomes suffer and businesses struggle because 77% of newly created jobs are part time positions. This is not something to brag about. This should result in an indictment of the fiscal policies of the government. Every Governor of every State should be demanding that the federal government institute policies to increase exports, decrease imports, ease restrictions, and get Obamacare out of the way of revenue creators. On one hand they want to increase minimum wages but on the other hand they are causing new employment to be part time. It doesn't make sense. Jim Chaney

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