Any Average Idiot Could Fix The Economy. Unfortunately we didn't elect an average idiot. #tcot #teaparty

How hard is it to say:

• I'm going to let people drill for oil.



• I'm going to order California's water back on.



• I'm going to drop this Cap and Trade nonsense.



• I'm going to leave taxes where they are.

Apparently that stuff is pretty hard for this president.

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The Valley That Jobs Forgot

If one had to guess where unemployment is highest in the US, most would probably suggest Detroit or Michigan as a whole.  Others who paid attention to the midterm elections would know that Nevada surpassed Michigan as the state with the highest unemployment rate about mid-year.  Others might guess Florida.  However, in terms of metropolitan areas with the highest levels of joblessness, a new survey by the Birmingham Business Journal shows that California’s Central Valley is the epicenter for unemployment.

El Centro, CA – 29.3% (east of San Diego near border with Mexico) Yuma, AZ – 26.7% Yuba City, CA – 17.8% Merced, CA – 16.3% Stockton, CA – 16.3% Modesto, CA – 16.2% Visalia-Porterville, CA – 15.9% Fresno, CA – 15.7% Palm Coast, FL – 15.5% Hanford – Corcoran, CA – 15.0%

Why has California become the epicenter of unemployment?  While Michigan and Florida have a mix of problems, including (in Michigan’s case) a history of bad management decisions on labor contracts, California’s Central Valley woes are entirely a government creation.  As I wrote yesterday, the decision by a federal judge to cut off water supplies to an area that literally fed the world turned the Central Valley from an agricultural export powerhouse to a center of starvation within two years.  Congress has refused to act to reverse this decision, and as a result, almost a quarter of the families in the area now need government assistance to feed themselves while living on some of the most productive land in the world. Read more at hotair.com

 

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