Liberal blogger and Daily KOOK Kos contributing editor Laura Clawson compares jobs in the Obama economy to "unicorns or winning lotto tickets". In her eagerness to promote the arbitrary raising of the price for goods and services minimum wage, Ms. Clawson subverts the Obama administration's proclamations of the glorious economic recovery we have due to Obamanomics.

[highlight=#f6f3ec]In terms of actual employment rather than projected openings, the share of U.S. jobs that pay below the $15 an hour low-wage threshold increased from 36.55% in 2009 to 39.45% in 2012. There were 51.4 million low-wage jobs in 2012. [...][/highlight]The number of jobs in occupational categories with median wages above $15 an hour dropped by 4 million from 2009 to 2012, masked by an increase of 3.6 million jobs with median wages below $15 an hour.

Honestly. I don't know what to make of it, comrades. Should Ms. Clawson be re-assigned to District 9 for her momentary lapse in judgement, or, should she be CELEBRATED for her misdeeds because she is on board for true economic justice?

Ms. Clawson will be condemned/denounced as a teabagger for her free-thinking....I am sure of this. Forward!

Don't think too hard on it, commie. It's just about time for Obama to get thrown under the bus.

The next crop of commie dem presidential wannabes are all going to to try and out-do themselves campaigning on how they will fix all the badness that's happened over the last few years. Obama's just about to become the bad guy. Everything will be blamed on him because that's the easiest thing for them to target. Obama will be purged.

Mzzzzzz. Laura Clawson has failed to adopt korrekt double-think. The proper interpretation of the graph presented by her is as follows:

The employment trend of unskilled minorities from 2000 through 2009 had been on a steady downward trajectory. (shown in blue) This was the result of the unfair, unjust, racist policies of President Obama's predecessors. Upon taking office, Mr. Obama immediately instituted a series of progressive economic policies that have reversed this long standing trend. (shown in green)

A few months at Area 9 may reverse Mzzzzzz. Clawson's trend as well.

$.$. Halliburton wrote:Don't think too hard on it, commie. It's just about time for Obama to get thrown under the bus.

The next crop of commie dem presidential wannabes are all going to to try and out-do themselves campaigning on how they will fix all the badness that's happened over the last few years. Obama's just about to become the bad guy. Everything will be blamed on him because that's the easiest thing for them to target. Obama will be purged.

But, but, but ... racist! Dog whistle! First it will have to be discovered that he is not black after all, but a White Hawaiian.

But by raising the minimum wage we can convert all those bad jobs to good jobs without doing, well, anything!. Imagine the press releases declaring success in providing "good jobs" to the less fortunate and education impaired. Imagine the money flowing into union coffers and out to progressive campaigns! It must be done! FORWARD!

Comrades, PLEASE! Let's not be hasty! Take the time to remember that each argument we make occurs in isolation! It is an intellectual vacuum in which this brainiac of the people makes her argument. The crisis is clearly a problem to be solved with socialism even if it is a result of socialism. She cannot point this out because the useful-idiot proles might have a spasm of comprehension. Once you grasp this it will all make sense.

INGSOC wrote:Comrades, PLEASE! Let's not be hasty! Take the time to remember that each argument we make occurs in isolation! It is an intellectual vacuum in which this brainiac of the people makes her argument. The crisis is clearly a problem to be solved with socialism even if it is a result of socialism. She cannot point this out because the useful-idiot proles might have a spasm of comprehension. Once you grasp this it will all make sense.

Comprehension Spasm Disability Disorder? (CSDD) Added to unemployment payments, food stamps, housing allowance, earned income tax credit, and welfare, this will raise the standard of living for all the people! I like it!