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Re: “Oregon Unemployment—Slightly Better, But People Are "Giving Up" Looking For Work”
The official unemployment numbers are pretty much useless. They don't count people who have given up. They don't count people whose benefits have expired. They don't count people who have been downgraded from full time to part time. The real unemployment in my opinion is much worse than the recession of the early eighties.
Despite that, I think this is not as bad as what we went through in the eighties because during that one the high unemployment was coupled with rampant inflation. The prices of everything were going up daily and the prime interest rate hit 20%!!
Re: “Interview: Amazing Oregon Bike Builder Mark DiNucci”
I met Mark a few times when we were just starting to ride in these parts. Most of us had Peugeots or Gitanes (you were lame if you rode a Schwinn). Mark's hand made bicycles were flawless things of beauty. If I remember, he had a workship somewhere close in SE with boxes full of campagnola components and tubing hanging from the ceiling.
Re: “TONIGHT: GET A JOB! Mayor, Novick, Avakian...”
Well, our business license in the city of Portland cost $3500.00. In Tigard it is $100.00. That tax inequity might be a good place to start.
Re: “Mayor Adams Courts Fire-Conjuring Chinese”
We used to have one. They were called Columbia Sportswear. Vera Katz ran them out of town with the help of her chief of staff, Sam Adams.
Re: “Portland Scores 1000 Electric Cars”
Plug in electric vehicles are a great idea. If I could get my hands on one with a 50 to 100 mile range I would be very interested.
Problem is we need to address how the power will be generated to charge all those cars. I don't think burning more coal at Boardman is going to cut it.
Re: “If These Women Could Agree On Tying Him Up and Glueing His Cock to His Stomach...”
When the handcuffs and blindfolds come out, just say NO.
Re: “Today is a Great Day for Movie Trailers”
I don't know who the actor is in "A Serious Man", but he looks just like the guy who is going to do five years for skewering the gold fish.
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