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["Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>]

On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 3:08 AM, Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net> wrote:

>
>      I'm voting Democrat because I miss the high unemployment, inflation
> and interest rates of the Jimmy Carter years.


We already have this and other not-so-feel-good categories like
homelessness, which is getting worse every day, thanks to the last 8 years.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-21-homeless_N.htm

> USA TODAY found:
>
> • In New York City, 2,747 families applied for shelter in September 2008,
> up from 2,087 in September 2007.
>
> • In Hennepin County, including Minneapolis, 880 families were in shelters
> from January through August 2008, up from 698 in that period last year. At
> least 10% this year came from foreclosed properties where most had been
> renters, says Cathy ten Broeke, county coordinator to end homelessness.
>
http://www.cnbc.com/id/26946245/

> Top 10 States with the Highest Unemployment Rates
>
> 9. (Tied) Alaska: 6.9%, 3. (Tied) California: 7.7%, 1. Michigan: 8.9%
>