Have you lost your job since Bush took over?

[Cascadian]

Poll question: Have you lost your job since Bush took over?

With all of this talk of terrorism and Iraq, have we all forgotten about the economy? I was laid off from my job in july. I have still yet to find a permanent job. I have some temp jobs but they only go so far. I keep hearing that the economy is getting better and unemployment is going down. Oh really? Where is the talk of a jobless recovery? How did the unemployment figures do down, and why am I seeing more homeless people on the streets?

The poll is to see who has lost their jobs since Shrub's takeover of the country.

Thanks for polling!

John

[ComerPerro]

1. N/A

College student. So, I don't really have a "job", as far as "career".

Not voting, but kick.

[mikehiggins]

2. Yeah, but only because I retired.

Loving it here in Florida. Joined the local Democratic Committee and look forward to saying sayonara to all the Bushes.

Favorite bumper sticker: I didn't vote for Daddy, I didn't vote for Jeb and I sure as hell didn't vote for Dubya.

[jonoboy]

3. yes, but in another country, but directly linked to his policies

[Myra]

4. Good poll.

Kick

[Dudley_DUright]

5. No

but my wife did thanks to Jeb Bush cutting the FL state education budget.

[NeoConned]

6. Actually, I've lost 3 jobs

One high paying career type job and 2 supposedly temp to perm type things that were only temp. The agencies know qualified people won't apply if they only advertise temp jobs so they lied to me then worked my ass off and let me go a week before I could file for unemployment if they laid me off. But what the hell, it's Christmas and they have jobs.

[arewethereyet]

7. yes, 10 months worth

back to work in October thankfully.

for anyone out there unemployed, hang in there guys, we're thinking about you ! I'd say praying for you but people get upset when you do. (I'm doing that anyway but if it bothers you, I'm really only doing that for the others.)

[Blue_State_Elitist]

8. kick

kick

[tinymontgomery]

9. No, but I did resign

after 23 years in the military due to this administration. Managed to get another job (no belt way bandit)teaching and loving it.

[DrFunkenstein]

10. I Lost My Teaching Position

Now I substitute for sh*t money and no health coverage.

[October]

11. Two families in my child's class have had to move

Two families we know have had to move out of state. One moved to Georgia, the other to Maryland -- both due to "restructuring" and "outsourcing," etc., etc.

We live in a fairly affluent area -- 1.5 hrs. from NYC, 1 hr. from PHL.

Scary.

[coloradodem2005]

12. Graduated from College last May.

Cannot for the life of me find a job. I did work as a Loan officer making Cold Calls, but I was let go because I was not very good. It is a bottom-feeder job anyways.

[Cascadian]

13. Geez! So far 42 people!!!!

Unbelievable! Hey guys...ain't the Bush economy is great???

WOOP DEE DOO!!!!


Man, I hate Bush!!!

It makes me miss Clinton and the 90's! I am not kidding!


John

[frogbison]

14. No, but

My son did. Can I vote for him, as well?

[Cascadian]

15. Who misses Bill Clinton?

Yeah. He wasn't liberal but at least I had a job. At least I had money and most of the people around the world liked us. Yeah I miss the Big Lug!

[PSR40004]

16. Not yet but management is trying hard....

I really don't blame bushlite on this but stupid management at work, these guys have forced out every good manager and introduced the new "value added" types who feel we are better off selling less but making more profits for their bonus's (but at some point you got to sell something...). We have lost over 100 employees and sadly the managers doing this all claim to be liberal types, you know fiscally conservative but socally liberal democrats which means they want everything the gov't can deliver but don't want to pay for it... Enough to make me puke... I've seen alot of nice people their jobs to these morons.

[Lady President]

17. Yes

My lay-off was directly caused by Bush's tax plan. I worked for a company that financed low income housing and generated tax credits. Large businesses would buy low income housing in return for tax credits and the apartments were built by developers near the new housing. Once Bush eliminated dividend taxes, the large businesses had less of a need for tax credits. The end result was most of the employees in my former company are out of work, fewer jobs for developers and construction workers, and the poor don't have as many opportunities to live in safe affordable housing. It makes me sick when I hear how no one was going to be harmed by changing the dividend taxing structure.

I start a temp job tomorrow for less money and no benefits, but at least I'll be able to pay my rent.

[Cascadian]

18. KICK!

eom


John

[caledesi]

19. I voted on behalf of my husband.

He lost his job during Bush* II. I lost mine during Bush I. I am so disgusted.

[bubba_fett]

20. Kick n/t

[nini]

21. no, but about 40% of the company have..

.. with more layoffs to come

[area51]

22. "Have you lost your job since Bush took over?"

Yes, & I'm having an extremely difficult time finding another. I've never before had difficulty in finding a job. This lack of jobs is evidence that we've never really had a recovery; if we had, good jobs would've been created by now. We need an FDR-type president who will start a WPA to get people back to work.

[FDRrocks]

23. Not yet...

I've witness dozens of people getting laid off for having "low accuracy" which means less than 98%. I work in IT. No one ever gets replaced yet we are never overloaded. We used to never get audited, and when we did, they were happy with 90%. I get the feeling they are just looking for excuses.

edit: In fact, 25 jobs this month gone. Right before Christmas. Our CEO is a local alumni and used to seem to care about the people here. I guess thats done. The amount of outsourcing and cross-work we do with India is far above the rate I imagine we'd need to stay competitive.

[dobak]

24. twice!

I have lost 2 jobs since Bush took over

Laid off from one and the other went bankrupt

:mad:

[lebkuchen]

25. But am getting close to

Still fighting it out.

[Military Brat]

26. Job not lost, but had a whack in my pay

This of course was concurrent with a jump in property taxes. I was so much better off with Clinton in control than with the madman at the helm.

The dark cloud of Social Security privatization is hovering over us, but we can't save for our future because we're barely getting by, and then the bushies have the gall to tell us to frickin' spend to stimulate the economy.

This ain't America.

My empathy to those who are without jobs. I have been in your shoes.

[neebob]

27. No

but I sat on my rear for most of March and April 2001 after nearly two years of steady work as an independent contractor for a business development consulting firm. I finished a book I'm still trying to get published. Then I did a lot of scrounging and begging for work until last month, when I was offered full-time employment. They made me a great offer, and it seemed stupid to say no. Plus I was getting bored with no insurance and unpredictable paychecks and murderous self-employment taxes.

I've actually worked for this company since '92, so it's just my same old job. I'm happy to have it back! The only thing I'm gonna miss is the freedom to come and go as I please. The company is about half the size it was in 2000, thanks in large part to the Evil War Chimp. Business only started picking back up a couple months ago. A lot of people were laid off and/or took pay cuts in the time I was a contractor.

[fabius]

28. No, but we laid off two...

And the office shrank by further attrition after that (three more jumped ship).

[MercutioATC]

29. I hate to vote on the "wrong" side here, but I work for the government...

We're always "downsizing-proof". I do, however, know a few people who have lost their jobs since Bush das taken ofice...

[stumblnrose]

30. Oh Yeah...

I worked for a company that trained workers in ergonomic safety at their employers' expense. We were being nicely funded until Scalia's bunny boy "fell" into office.

[maddezmom]

31. no, but my sister was out of work

for 18 months and have lots of friends that "retired" early.

[nolabels]

32. no

Thank goodness me and ms both got good jobs right before that fool * took up squating at 1600 Pensylvainia

[katusha]

33. laid off twice

first time was when i worked in a restaurant near the dell factory. big business drop off when tech bubble burst(spring 2002).
second time i was pastry chef on cruise ship that laid us all off and drydocked the boat for a season due to lack of business in the tourism industry(fall 2002)

[newyawker99]

37. Hi katusha!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Aidoneus]

34. me personally, no, but half the people I know and met randomly have

And half of the rest are under that threat. Ranges from grocery clerks, skilled & unionized industrial workers to IT jobs, everything is going down. But nobody I have met who is in management or executive positions is hurting, which is a lesson in itself:--as long as the bosses are doing ok, that means the economy is great.

[TheWebHead]

35. I worked in aerospace

got laid off about 5 months after 9.11.01

[RebelOne]

36. No, but I lost a job when daddy Bush was in office

because of the Gulf War.

[reachout]

38. No,

but then I do live in the city with the second-lowest unemployment rate in the nation. So, not very representative.

[curse10]

39. No, but my boyfriend did, 3 times, so I voted yes

n/t

[LuCifer]

40. No, but it's beyond a nightmare to get where I am

If you don't know someone where you apply at, don't bother. Trust me on this one, it is THE only way to get a friggin job these days.

WELCOME TO THE 21st CENTURY!!! Look at all the PROGRESS!!!!!!!

Lu Cifer, reminding you that all of this is a direct result of Clinton's penis. We now return you to the Neil Rogers show on 560 WQAM...

[creativelcro]

41. From this poll it seems that a majority of DU

members are unemployed... Is it a biased sample of the DU membership ?... That would explain a number of things...

[Cascadian]

42. What exactly are you implying?

What do you mean? The economy is hurting just about everybody except for Bush's fat cat pals! If you think the economy is doing better than let me sell you the Golden Gate Bridge.


John

[creativelcro]

46. Heh, I meant that people have more time to spend

on boards and chat about politics.

[tom_paine]

43. Lost my job, found another in another field further away from my original

Like many others, wonderng if I will ever be able to get back, but happy to be getting a paycheck...

[OneTwentyoNine]

44. Nothing here for self-employed....

Like myself. No,I can't be laid off or collect unemployment. But under this regime just like in the Reagan days work has slowed to a crawl. Last year in Jan/Feb I hardly worked--and no I don't work outdoors.

This tinkle down crap hurts all of us,when the economy slows down then the self-employed suffer also.

David

[in_cog_ni_to]

45. No, I'm self employed, but

my friend's sister who worked at an agency in downtown Chicago for 16 years was just let go last week... along with 20 other co-workers.