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THE JOBS ARE BACK?? REALLY?

The latest jobs report shows we created 217,000 new jobs last month.  Sure, the jobs are back.  Well, sorta.  Instead of the construction, manufacturing and other well paying jobs, we've got retail and food service jobs which pay far less.  Trading a prime rib for a quarter pounder doesn't sound like progress to me.   Waiters, waitresses, line cooks, stock boys and cashiers are not going to create a booming economy.  The U-6 unemployment rate is still up there at 12.2%.  And some people are cheering???

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