(Fast) Food for Thought

Here are some chilling stats:

According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the US has lost 3.4 million high-paying jobs between 2000-2003 (the last year they have statistics). Comprising that total are:

100,000 Information and data processing jobs
200,000 Broadcast and telecommunications jobs,
205,000 Computer System Designer jobs,
2.8 million manufacturing jobs and
121,000 publishing jobs which include software.

When the GOP talks about the jobs created by the Bush administration they never mention the fact that these jobs are seldom described as "high-paying." Instead we have people losing jobs at factories like Trellborg and having to take work at McDonald's and Wal-Mart. Work that is often without benefits, and part time, causing a decrease in the size of the middle class, a dependence on the welfare system (because you can have a job and still need welfare,) and delivering a body blow to communities like Logansport and Cass County.

Credit to Bonddad at MyDD for finding the stats.