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by Madeleine Baran
The NewStandard/ August 2, 2004

Aug 2 - During the first three years of the Bush administration, the layoff rate reached 8.7 percent for workers over 20 years old, one of the highest rates on record, according to the New York Times .

The survey also recorded the highest layoff rate ever for long-tenured workers -- those who held their job for more than three years. Employers laid off 5.3 million, or 6.3 percent of all long-tenured workers between 2001 and 2003.

In the past, layoffs peaked during recessions and declined during economic booms; but a new survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the layoff rate is increasing regardless of the state of the rest of the US economy.

"No one should be surprised by the increasing frequency of layoffs," James Glassman, senior US economist for the investment firm J. P. Morgan Chase, told the New York Times . "It is the echo of globalization. Companies are shifting production around more frequently to take advantage of low-cost centers.

Folks,

Not very surprising that Bushs termed heralded in a huge wave of layoffs. The current administration has hurt and not benefitted many of the citzens of this country and other countries. Thats why I beleive that the below mentioned list of people should seriously consider NOT voting for him come this next election:

a) Union Workers (Trade Unions)
b)People living at or below poverty level
c)The working poor(You know...the ones that WORK 50 hrs a week and can barely pay there rent and feed themselves)
d)The elderly
e) African Americans, Native Americans, Asians, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans
f)School Teachers
g)Civil Rights activists
h)Gay or Lesbian or Transgender Folk
i)College Professors
j)College Students
k) Poor Rural Whites
l) U.S. VETERANS of War and their families
m) Environmentalists
n)Library Employees
o)Library patrons(Remeber the Patriot act!)
p) Anti War Peace activists
q) Family farmers
r)Anyone of Muslim religous beliefs
s) Anyone that is Arabic
t) People with Parkinsons or anyone haveng a family member with Pakinsons
t) Wildlife advocates
u) Anyone that beleives that mining for oil in Alaskas pristine old growth forests is wrong
v) Michael Moore and family
w)Danny Glover and family
x) Bruce Springstien, John Cougar Mellankamp, (Hey wait...these guys sing patriotic songs..lol) and of course the Dixie Chicks, R.E.M., P.O.D., Pennywise and a LOT of others
y)Anyone against N.A.F.T.A. (North American Free Trade Agreement
z)Anyone who has lost a loved on in Bushes war (Iraq)

Phew...thats quite a bit and I havent scratched the surface. Not much more to say other than::::

"Bye, bye Bush!!!

Sincerely,

Aztec Fred