tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post9094891550996917570..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Jobs growth is disappointing, but it's better than none at allScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-46840280042121724472012-09-07T17:11:29.896-07:002012-09-07T17:11:29.896-07:00Re federal job growth.
Here is a list of largest ...Re federal job growth.<br /><br />Here is a list of largest federal employers, by agency. It is a list that Paul Ryan will never, never, never ever show you.<br /><br />Federal Employment By Agency<br /><br />Defense 772,601<br />VA 304,665<br />Homeland Security 183,455<br />Justice 117,916<br />Treasury 110,099<br />USDA 106,867<br />Interior 70,231<br />H&HS 69,839<br />Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-51986407502904855222012-09-07T17:04:36.225-07:002012-09-07T17:04:36.225-07:00Australia has avoided downturns through excellent ...Australia has avoided downturns through excellent monetary policy, and yes, some luck. <br /><br />Why the US Fed is laboring about inflation when we see microscopic inflation rates, and huge amounts of slack in the economy, is mystifying.<br /><br />Obama deserves to lose, but not for the reasons readers of this board will likely imagine. Obama appointed many to the Federal Reserve, and they Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-56139306077540122722012-09-07T15:30:31.597-07:002012-09-07T15:30:31.597-07:00Horrible report with almost no positives imo. Horrible report with almost no positives imo. L.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17235323298066514444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-51584589532431018852012-09-07T14:11:09.243-07:002012-09-07T14:11:09.243-07:00Ever since early 2009 I've argued taht the sti...Ever since early 2009 I've argued taht the stimulus spending and huge deficits would be a drag on growth, since the government usually spends money inefficiently. We would have been much better off without it, leaving the money for the private sector to spend. The Fed did what it had to to accommodate the world's intense desire for risk-free dollar liquidity. That desire might not have Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-5716510044591538762012-09-07T13:44:01.186-07:002012-09-07T13:44:01.186-07:00So how would the employment situation look like wi...So how would the employment situation look like without $4+ trillion in fiscal deficits 2009-2012? Of the $2trn increase in Fed's balance sheet since 2007, $1.5trn came back as excess reserves. Only 500bn made it into the real economy. Of course, it allows the Federal government to sell more debt at lower interest rates. But what good does this do when we have reached zero marginal utility inGloeschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705125909506053628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-29346522131390340522012-09-07T13:43:33.100-07:002012-09-07T13:43:33.100-07:00Hasn't Australia boomed because they have been...Hasn't Australia boomed because they have been providing minerals to China for its boom? I wonder what would happen to Australia if China had a hard landing.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910619601367464068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-50365431976391921302012-09-07T13:23:53.504-07:002012-09-07T13:23:53.504-07:00Thought experiment:
I recently learned Australia ...Thought experiment:<br /><br />I recently learned Australia hasn't had a recession since the early 90's. Not even in 2008-09 did they enter one (though no doubt they had a slowdown).<br /><br />This got me thinking: Will the slow pace of the US recovery mean we also will avoid a recession for the next 20 years? I'm wondering, if there is no boom, there will be no bust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-85707116457828459522012-09-07T11:37:27.365-07:002012-09-07T11:37:27.365-07:00Annualized employment growth over the last six mon...Annualized employment growth over the last six months (580,000 private jobs added) is only 0.9% not even enough to cover new entrants.NormanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986709079442388236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-65408841475186154342012-09-07T10:24:51.135-07:002012-09-07T10:24:51.135-07:00 The business cycle rules over all and in the end ... The business cycle rules over all and in the end is all powerful....all this political fascination makes<br />for poor investment decisions...broderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17510948491117506660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-59046249808360858332012-09-07T10:15:15.806-07:002012-09-07T10:15:15.806-07:00I'll bet anything that on the F before the ele...I'll bet anything that on the F before the election, the unemployment rate will fall to a 7 handle. the average dumb american voter will be mollified.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387986994469835875noreply@blogger.com