sailingaway
06-18-2011, 06:55 AM
but quibbles on his population growth figures. I am sure they are both using 'official' numbers of some sort.
Other claims of candidates at the RLC don't fare so well.
Paul mostly right on jobs
Rep. Ron Paul made this stark claim: "We haven't developed any new jobs in the last decade. Matter of fact, we've had 30 million new people and no new jobs."
And it's true that on a net basis, the U.S. has fewer jobs now than it did a decade ago. BLS figures for total nonfarm employment (seasonally adjusted) show a loss of 1.1 million as of May, compared to the same month in 2001. Paul was a little off on the population figures, however. According to Census Bureau estimates, the U.S. population is now 26.5 million more than it was in mid-2001.
http://record-eagle.com/opinion/x9783888/FactCheck-Hopefuls-wrong-on-some-issues
Other claims of candidates at the RLC don't fare so well.
Paul mostly right on jobs
Rep. Ron Paul made this stark claim: "We haven't developed any new jobs in the last decade. Matter of fact, we've had 30 million new people and no new jobs."
And it's true that on a net basis, the U.S. has fewer jobs now than it did a decade ago. BLS figures for total nonfarm employment (seasonally adjusted) show a loss of 1.1 million as of May, compared to the same month in 2001. Paul was a little off on the population figures, however. According to Census Bureau estimates, the U.S. population is now 26.5 million more than it was in mid-2001.
http://record-eagle.com/opinion/x9783888/FactCheck-Hopefuls-wrong-on-some-issues