Tuesday, October 16, 2012

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Obama 'Good-Paying' Jobs Claim At Odds With His Record

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Obama 'Good-Paying' Jobs Claim At Odds With His Record
Oct 17th 2012, 04:15

President Barack Obama made a strong case during Tuesday night's debate for how his administration would create "not just jobs," but "good-paying jobs." Obama said the jobs would be founded on the advanced manufacturing projects and education initiatives he would enact in a second term.

But Obama's record on high-paying jobs leaves much to be desired.

A recent study from the National Employment Law Project revealed that about 60 percent of the jobs created since the start of the Great Recession in 2008 were low-wage jobs. By comparison, most of the jobs lost during the same period were middle-wage jobs, the kind Obama was likely referring to when he spoke of "good-paying jobs."

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