By: Fred Donaldson

Fred Donaldson — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 21:21:25 +0000

We have to look more at the participation rate in the job market, which has to decline whenever there are fewer jobs added than the labor population growth requires.

This is especially crucial when the new jobs are low paying, which means that spouses are not leaving the job market because the other spouse can afford to support the family without them.

Instead, what we see is hours cuts, then lower wages, then layoffs, but no analysis of the income growth or decline of mom, dad and children.

The games played with statistics turn me off to conclusions based on them, as austerians and politicians may have different propoganda goals and influence in the picking of data for public consumption.

By: Stephen R Langenthal

Stephen R Langenthal — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 23:54:59 +0000

I heard you mention, on the PBS television news tonight, putting power lines underground
Because I grew up and have always lived in New York, New York where all power, telephone and cable television lines are securely underground, I have been astounded for the past 60 years or so by the frequent, recurring and predictable downing of power lines all over the country.
My letters to The New York Times on this topic were never printed although letters on other topics were.
Last year I formed Power Underground, Inc., as a not for profit 501 C 3 charity, the purpose of which is to educate and agitate for putting power lines underground.
We have a website wwww.powerunderground.org at which contributions may be made.
Initially, those contributions will be used to fund a study at the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology to come up with accurate job creation, manufacturing stimulus, security and improvement in the visual environment that would result from undergrounding.
Can we communicate? Can I help you on this issue? Any thoughts for MIT?

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By: Fred Donaldson

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