The final pre-election Jobs report - and a new spin?

[AuH2O]

The underemployed thing is basically a lie.

The numbers also miss self-employed people.

[AuH2O]

There are 2 major employment figures; Democrats always cite the one without self-employed people (because of course its a lower number).

The better number shows substantial job growth in the last year and a half, as well as a net gain under Bush (ahead of population growth).

Wages have moved based on a variety of factors, but

a) no, I don't think they've gone down if you make relevant comparisons

b) the hardest hit segments in recent memory are airline pilots and doctors (aside from a few specialties), both of which of course are upper middle/upper class professions

In any case, there is no reason on Earth Bush should lose to Kerry on economic issues. It's just laughable to think a tax-raising, anti-reform, pro-regulation, pro- and anti-trader could cite his domestic platform as a reason to support him. Seriously, anyone that says raising taxes will help the economy is one of two things:

1) an idiot

2) a liar

I tend to consider Kerry (2).