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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat did Mitt learn from the private sector that helped Mass suck at job growth when he was Gov?
Why won't someone ask that question?
And why doesnt congress get their share of the blame for the economy?
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What did Mitt learn from the private sector that helped Mass suck at job growth when he was Gov? (Original Post)
GusFring
May 2012
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bbinacan
(7,047 posts)1. Does anyone have his stats
on jobs during that time?
emulatorloo
(44,268 posts)4. 47th lowest State in job creation
Mitt Romney Close to Worst in Country at Job Creation, Ranked 47th Out of 50 States
http://www.alternet.org/rss/1/635096/mitt_romney_close_to_worst_in_country_at_job_creation,_ranked_47th_out_of_50_states/
Great article, with excellent links.
chieftain
(3,222 posts)2. Great question.
I hope Obama uses it in a debate.
jmowreader
(50,589 posts)3. Whatever it was, he didn't learn it from the private sector
His experience in the private sector consists of buying companies with borrowed money, firing half the people who work in them and cannibalizing the firms' assets to try to pay off the loans.
If Mass had any job growth during Romney's time there, it wasn't because of anything ol' Two-By-Four did.