Ohio ‘under siege’ as jobs disappear

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http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/springfield-news/ohio-under-siege-as-jobs-disappear--1143861.html

By Steve Bennish, Ken McCall and Tim Tresslar, Staff Writers
10:42 PM Saturday, April 23, 2011

DAYTON — Since 2000, Ohio’s total annual private payroll dropped by $22 billion when adjusted for inflation, a devastating economic implosion that hit every aspect of Ohio’s economy — from grocery stores, restaurants and retail to government budgets and beyond. As one telling indicator, the Ohio Department of Education said the proportion of youngsters receiving federally subsidized school lunches has reached a record high of four for every 10 students. snip

Roger is working again, but the Logan County family’s income has been cut in half and will drop further when Cheryl’s unemployment benefits run out.

“I don’t have any benefits,” said Roger of his job working as a contractor. “I don’t have insurance, no type of future benefits, either.”

The vanishing wages that the Blairs and countless other Ohio families are experiencing come as legions of manufacturing and other higher wage jobs disappear amid accelerating global trade and enormous international trade deficits. Those deficits punished Ohio, where manufacturing has long undergirded the state’s economic might and provided entry to the middle class.

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1. recommend

[phantom power]

2. The economy is getting steadily worse for at least 9 of 10 people.

Maybe more like 95% or 98%.

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3. You're not really 'under siege' anymore when Kasich and the Tea Party are holding the gates open

[Kolesar]

4. automation job losses

"Ohio keeps no complete figures, nor has it commissioned a study that could comprehensively determine from trade agreements, off-shoring, outsourcing or even automation."

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5. I guess the Kasich/Con plan...

...to destroy the middle class is in full swing.

Keep votin' Con Ohio. See how that works out for 'ya...

[gratuitous]

6. Oh, just you libruls wait!

As soon as Speaker Boehner and his pals in the House get on the case, we're just going to have jobs everywhere! You'll be singing a different tune then, boy. But first, we have to read the Constitution, have a bunch of symbolic votes that will go nowhere, and hey! It's time for another two week recess. See you in May, unless we have plans for Cinco de Mayo or Memorial Day, then it might not be until June.

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7. Laying off public workers as fast as the Private Sector creates

jobs makes no sense.