Comments on: SC Unemployment Falls As Fewer Seek Work

By: rick

rick — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:30:04 +0000

Now that we know the official unemployment rate, how about the unofficial rate which includes those that have already run thru their benefits, quit looking for work etc? Must be much higher than 11.5%. Look to Columbia if you want answers to why South Carolina’s unemployment rate is so high. Blame the companies if you must, but we all know that the decisions made in Columbia affect the decision making process in the boardroom. Not to cut the business leaders any slack, but many of the decisions are based upon the economics of the area.

By: Strom's Daughter

Strom's Daughter — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:39:39 +0000

“Stroms Daughter does everyone include YUO (sic) & YOUR family??”

Yeah, you can try to eat me — but I’m heavily armed, so good fucking luck.

And I’ll cornhole you to keep you warm, provided you send a picture first.

By: Soft Sigh From Hell

Soft Sigh From Hell — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:26:32 +0000

As I recall, then-Sen. Hollings warned and warned about the consequences of sending SC’s and the US’s manufacturing jobs overseas (or southward), but we were all told, “No, America will have a booming new information economy.” Whatever that is. We tried a bout of selling each other hamburger-joint stock futures and other even lesser paper goods. We see how that turned out.

How does a mainly nonagricultural nonmineral (e.g., coal or oil) economy prosper without major manufacturing? Hollings asked the question. Do we yet have an answer?

By: big guy from sc

big guy from sc — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:17:47 +0000

this is bull shiiit i have applied to over 24 jobs in SC and havent heard back from any but 2, and those told me they hired someone already, but thanked me for applying.

SUX i have 25 dollars to my name and the very cell phone the jobs will call me to work for them, is about to be turned off!!!

help me im in SC ! im broke and hungry with 20 years of work experience!

By: Laura Campbell

Laura Campbell — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:48:07 +0000

Can someone, anyone, get the jackasses who are sending our jobs overseas to stop? Could America come together over something, anything, and boycott foreign products?

The fools sending our jobs overseas do not have the foresight to see that once they’re entrenched with cheap labor, ultimately those working for slave wages will demand higher pay. Then, there will be an uprising by the people of say, Mexico, and the US will have to get involved, since our government these days only knows how to police other countries and either start or get involved with wars.

I have to wonder exactly how much of the US has to be given away before Americans stand up and fight, if that’s what it takes, to make it stop.

At least with have the drama of Sanford, Wilson, and others to keep up entertained while we twiddle our thumbs.

Just my humble opinion.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:03:37 +0000

Stroms Daughter does everyone include YUO & YOUR family??

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:01:38 +0000

I haven’t given up looking,been out of work since Feb. I’m not being interviwed by the jobs I seek. Husband is disabled I’m in my 50s I am not a good candidate for employers.I have NEVER seen it so bad in this state, I was born & raised in GVL County S.C.

By: Strom's Daughter

Strom's Daughter — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:17:05 +0000

I want everyone in South Carolina unemployed to the point where they have to eat each other for food and cornhole one another to stay warm.

And I want “Dum Spiro Spero” to be changed to what it should have been all along:

“Squeal like a pig.”

By: OhNoNotAgain

OhNoNotAgain — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:51:14 +0000

Well, then journalistically, you should attribute that properly.

“According to our asses, …”

That kind of thing.

“Our asses say, …” if you want to go simplistic.

By: fitsnews

fitsnews — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:44:55 +0000

ONNA,

We pulled it completely out of our asses …

-FITS