Namely:
He was axed from his higher paying job because of Bush policies (Dem spin, not true)
He is back employed and everything is hunky dory (Rep spin, not true) ?
----- Original Message -----
From: Deanna Schneider
To: CF-Community
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: The Election and The Economy
I don't actually know if Bush's policies directly caused the Indian
company to buy out this (and several other) small publishing
companies. To be honest, I'd say that the previous positive (Clinton
era) economy contributed to their downfall. During the Clinton years,
the company was highly profitable. In the late 90's/early 00's, they
hired on quite a few people - more than doubling in size. Since 2001,
they have not turned a profit. A more brutal company owner probably
would have axed part of the workforce long ago, in an effort to get
the company back in the black. But, this guy didn't do that, and
eventually the cost of running the company became too great. The
Indian company wanted one subset of the company - the Penta
department. And, probably, they got the company for a song.
I wasn't saying that Bush's policies caused this, necesssarily. But, I
am saying that my husband is an example of a "statistic" that is being
twisted by the current campaign machinations.
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:56:38 -0500, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Did policies of the Bush administration ultimately cost your husband his job? Did the Indian company decide to buy his company because of incentives created by the Bush administration? Would this situation not of occurred under a different administration, say Clintons?
>
> I'm really curious, because i've never really fully understood the direct link democrats claim between this president and these types of job losses (or job shifts). This could provide a concrete example...if you wish to share.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Deanna Schneider
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 7:24 AM
> Subject: Re: The Election and The Economy
>
> Let me give you our real-life scenario. My husband (who has a
> bachelor's in English) was working for a publishing company. It was a
> decent professsional job with benefits including a 401k plan, health
> insurance, short term disability insurance, sick time and vacation
> time. He went part time after our son was born, but retained all of
> those benefits. The company is currently being bought by an Indian
> Company, and all but 31 employees have been axed - him included. He's
> no longer counted among the unemployed. He's currently driving cab. No
> benefits. None. He's a Bush "success story" in that he's off the
> unemployment rolls. But, there's no way that his current employment
> comes near the standard of this previous employment. He's not a PhD
> flipping burgers, but he's also not exactly using his college
> education.
>
> <snip>
>
>
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