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1/3 Conservative censorship in action
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/01/03/MN120712.DTL
Someone else can run this through the URL redirector. Maybe if
we all close our eyes the problem will go away.
\_ ...so his claim is that this single-number economic indicator
is *really* important for letting the average person judge the
health of corporate America, huh? How many people here have
heard of this, or would trust it , vs. the number of people
who have heard of and trust the figures from http://www.fuckedcompany.com
If the US atorney general were to go after fuckedcompany for
some reason, it would be censorship. there are plenty of examples
of the Bush adminsistration trying to restrict speach in the U.S.
without making them up.
\_ For your future reference, "speech" is not spelled
"speach". Thank you.
\_ my spelling isn't much worse than the
guys who wrote the constitution.
\_ So the number of people who were laid off is unimportant? Then
the corresponding number of how many jobs have been "created,"
often a selling point in Presidental campaigns, is unimportant.
How can you take into context one of these numbers without the
other? It creates a statistic with a lack of context. The number
has been used regularly by the media, economists, and people
who make predictions on the national trends.
\_ Ending a government program is censorship the same way
smoking is free speech - i.e. it isn't.
\_ I don't think this word censorship means what you think it means.
And no, I've never heard of this until it was reported they were
ending it. It must be censorship that they didn't advertise the
number more so more people would know about it so we could all tell
how well the economy is doing instead of just looking at a
newspaper. Try harder, grasshopper.
\_ Have you ever read a newspaper? Where do you think they got
all those "stories" about layoffs at all those companies?
\_ It's not censorship. It's called covering their asses.
\_ That's not what CYA means. It's definitely something but it
sure isn't CYA. |
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| sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/01/03/MN120712.DTL The statistic, which had been issued monthly and was closely watched by hard-hit Silicon Valley, served as a pulse reading of corporate America's financial health. There's still plenty of economic data available charting employment trends nationwide. But the mass-layoffs stat comprised an easy-to-understand overview of which industries are in the greatest distress and which workers are bearing the brunt of the turmoil. But then, businesses cutting back didn't exactly jibe with the White House's recent declarations that prosperity is right around the corner. You had to look pretty hard just to learn that the mass-layoffs stat had been scotched. No announcement was made by the Labor Department, and no prominent mention of the change was posted at the department's Web site. In fact, news of the program's termination came only in the form of a single paragraph buried deep within a press release issued on Christmas Eve about November's mass layoffs. It simply said that funding for the program had dried up and that the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics was unable to find an alternative source of funding. No doubt as intended, the announcement slipped by virtually unnoticed. Even state officials were surprised to learn of the demise of what they called an important, if downbeat, barometer of the nation's economy. Sharon Brown oversaw compilation of the mass-layoffs number at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington. HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAM "This was a high-quality program, producing timely information on important developments in the labor market," Brown said. A mass layoff is defined as any firing involving at least 50 people. California by far had the most employees given the boot -- 62,764, primarily in administrative services. Wisconsin was a distant second with 15, 544, followed by Texas with 14,624. Between January and November, 17,799 mass layoffs were recorded and nearly 2 million workers were handed their hats by businesses. FUNDING ELIMINATED When that agency decided it needed more cash to handle its own affairs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics was told to look elsewhere for its budget needs. REVIVED BY CLINTON The program was resuscitated two years later by the Clinton administration. Now Bush the younger is following in his father's footsteps, once again deciding that the American people have no real need to know how many mass layoffs are made each month. On the other hand, the Labor Department this week released a sweeping study of volunteer work over the past year, reporting that 59 million Americans donated their time and know-how to helping others. President Bush has spoken repeatedly about the virtues of volunteerism since taking office in 2001. VOLUNTEERISM MEASURED During his own stint in the White House, the elder Bush was a proud advocate of community service. Then, as now, it's difficult to see how feel-good surveys of volunteer activities contribute to an understanding of the economy's vitality or the re- employment of displaced workers. There does seem to be merit, though, in easily seeing how many people have received pink slips as companies tighten their belts, and which states and industries are in facing the greatest challenges. Apparently not 04/30/2004 85 A noisy reception at Wells 04/28/2004 86 SBC gets ready for strike 04/25/2004 87 Workers key issue at SBC 04/23/2004 onsale 88 Save up to 50% on Fine Rugs April 10 -30 Rug Depot Outlet Bay Area 89 Subscribe to Berkeley Rep's 04/05 Season On Sale Now Berkeley Repertory Theatre Bay Area 90 THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP at Berkeley Rep! Starting April 9th through May 23rd Berkeley Repertory Theatre Bay Area 91 Free Smoked Sockeye Salmon! |
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