Would you want unemployment to increase if it would help your candidate?

[milhouse24]

Its just that I have no Faith in Obama improving the unemployment rate now or in the next 4 years. 

I have no feelings about an increase or a decrease in the unemployment rate.  The only thing I see is that Obama's Big social programs are hurting employment and hiring. 

The mood is that I expect the unemployment rate to stay flat at around 8% for the next 3 years, until businesses get a better idea how these new regulations will effect their hiring budgets. 

I want Romney to win because I think he will improve the climate for businesses to succeed and grow, which leads to hiring. 

I see Obama as far more interested in helping the "worker" secure "worker's rights and benefits" such as health care and a good salary.  But these social programs help workers already with jobs.  They don't really spur companies to want to hire more workers to increase their business expenses. 

If unemployment drops within 4 weeks of the election, I would say to Obama "its about time, but too little, too late"  I think businesses are only hiring now because some see and hope for signifcant changes after the election.  Some businesses even hope for a Romney victory and see "rays of sunshine" coming soon when Romney wins. 

In conclusion, I think that Obama is incapable and uncaring of the national unemployment rate.  He's more concerned about Benefits, which might even help you if you don't have a job.