tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post8135756302198323839..comments2024-03-28T13:37:35.836-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: How does MS job growth rate compare to US average?Kingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-18662723962001869332020-02-20T16:55:46.261-06:002020-02-20T16:55:46.261-06:008:55 - Your comparison lacks relevant context. But...8:55 - Your comparison lacks relevant context. But you do get an upgrade do D- for hitting the enter key twelve times at the conclusion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-12460860805970677072020-02-20T08:55:02.745-06:002020-02-20T08:55:02.745-06:009:56pm Your "perspective" has no context...9:56pm Your "perspective" has no context and lacks the understanding of why the GDP is only a way to gage other measures.<br /> GDP is divided by population, which we are losing. So, just keeping the jobs that exists when you lose population, increases the GDP.<br />We are 37th in the US and gained GDP just like the other States losing population.<br />But we are a society of sentences these days, not paragraphs, and certainly not the entire book. Or to put it another way, there's no chance of putting together a puzzle when you can't see any more of the pieces than you hold in one hand.<br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-66088694196384576122020-02-20T08:48:44.474-06:002020-02-20T08:48:44.474-06:00Mississippi is on the bottom because the majority ...Mississippi is on the bottom because the majority of its citizens are rural hicks who like it that way. They don't care about losing population, being last in education, and on the bottom of most quality of life indicators. They deliberately vote for like-minded backwards thinking people to run their state in a way that ensures that most outside investors with deep pockets will think twice before ever spending a dime here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-58075843481530709612020-02-19T13:47:44.084-06:002020-02-19T13:47:44.084-06:00I worked hard on the list of reasons young people ...I worked hard on the list of reasons young people and businesses select a city in which to locate. Appeal has been lodged. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-2908319984761036212020-02-19T12:25:33.468-06:002020-02-19T12:25:33.468-06:00Once one gets an education, one learns the better ...Once one gets an education, one learns the better quality of life is across the state line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-46245586059650306932020-02-19T10:27:06.517-06:002020-02-19T10:27:06.517-06:00In the graphic, why is the 1.72% in the yellow/nea...In the graphic, why is the 1.72% in the yellow/near red, while the .77% is in the green, like that is better? Is that illustrator soon to be jobless?Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928963056168874465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-23828332113698540022020-02-19T09:56:04.287-06:002020-02-19T09:56:04.287-06:00While this news is alarming, does anyone commentin...While this news is alarming, does anyone commenting on this thread realize Mississippi is one of the top 100 economies on the planet? Namely, Mississippi's GDP is only smaller than ~50 sovereign nations. Perspective tends to change things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-53668621264827198212020-02-19T09:53:38.547-06:002020-02-19T09:53:38.547-06:00Trump has ended NAFTA and replaced it with a great...Trump has ended NAFTA and replaced it with a great USMCA deal. Our trade is now on a much more level playing field with China and other countries. Jobs are coming back to the US. It would be a tragedy if Mississippi fails to secure any of those returning jobs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-50323770941136330482020-02-19T09:46:59.476-06:002020-02-19T09:46:59.476-06:00@ 5:57 My apologizes to North Korea.@ 5:57 My apologizes to North Korea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-35699795471432711652020-02-19T09:30:38.846-06:002020-02-19T09:30:38.846-06:00@6;01pm-Andy Gipson will be the next governor in 8...@6;01pm-Andy Gipson will be the next governor in 8 years if the GOP doesn't do something to bring in some fresh intelligent new leadership. He will be another Feel Bryant that was the consolation prize except he not only will have the boots but the hat. Maybe folks forgot about Jimmy Swaggart and his sanctimonious two faces. The only hope we have is Shad White and he may be too smart for our gullible majority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-30523149099471456982020-02-19T09:09:38.613-06:002020-02-19T09:09:38.613-06:00@7:30 PM, that was my first thought (about the can...@7:30 PM, that was my first thought (about the candidates bringing this up during the campaign for governor, not about KF). <br /><br />Tate should start wearing one of those NASCAR jackets so that we will know the folks/businesses that sponsor him. <br /><br />We talk about being conservative, but the state's economy would crumble if Mississippi did not receive billions of dollars of Federal funds. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-76624957171516067972020-02-19T08:47:36.157-06:002020-02-19T08:47:36.157-06:00Why work when the dems keep giving out free stuff ...Why work when the dems keep giving out free stuff to get elected?Where's My Free Stuff?http://www.maga.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-17530582632404531372020-02-19T08:41:00.237-06:002020-02-19T08:41:00.237-06:00Amen 6:36Amen 6:36Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-60703894316507824532020-02-19T07:07:10.858-06:002020-02-19T07:07:10.858-06:00@8:14 nailed it. Wife’s sister works there. She sa...@8:14 nailed it. Wife’s sister works there. She says the place is a total embarrassment. Kids right out of college with no work experience are given million dollar investment projects that they completely mishandle due to incompetent hiring and non-existent training. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-54213667397307509102020-02-19T06:42:42.671-06:002020-02-19T06:42:42.671-06:00Jim Hood lost. Period.Jim Hood lost. Period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-40783709534030151102020-02-19T06:41:47.648-06:002020-02-19T06:41:47.648-06:00If it wasn't for folks wanting to stay close t...If it wasn't for folks wanting to stay close to Louisiana, these numbers would be far worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-45016631074715711222020-02-19T01:51:10.295-06:002020-02-19T01:51:10.295-06:00Kingfish, you horrible little man...pointing out t...Kingfish, you horrible little man...pointing out things like this is just impolite. Rather than pointing out that Mississippi isn't up to the average, why not point out that Mississippi isn't LOSING jobs. If folks don't accentuate the positive, some people might assume we're not keeping up with...no, wait, they'll assume we aren't a modern state with...oh, fuck it, nevermind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-78615971489691525072020-02-18T22:08:51.339-06:002020-02-18T22:08:51.339-06:00I’m all for more skilled workers, but let’s be rea...I’m all for more skilled workers, but let’s be real: Mississippi can’t hold on to the skilled workers it has.<br /><br />For example, every year MSU produces a crop of hundreds of excellent engineers, IT pros, chemists, etc. The question for most isn’t whether they’re staying in MS, but which other state they’re going to.<br /><br />That’s largely because the state has, for decades, failed to invest in education, livable cities, or decent infrastructure — in other words, the things people and businesses with a choice look for in a potential home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-24892464262170559952020-02-18T21:17:19.919-06:002020-02-18T21:17:19.919-06:00would love to see the federal welfare billons cut ...would love to see the federal welfare billons cut off from this state for about one year. that way these rednecks could see just how pathetic this place truly is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-72995607053327696262020-02-18T21:12:24.833-06:002020-02-18T21:12:24.833-06:00mississippi will never be anything other than a th...mississippi will never be anything other than a third world backwater. were it not for the federal billions that are pumped into this place it would look like some sub saharan shithole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-27537432204643071352020-02-18T20:27:11.860-06:002020-02-18T20:27:11.860-06:00Yes, please elect a Trump.Yes, please elect a Trump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-50639275270362846832020-02-18T20:14:38.089-06:002020-02-18T20:14:38.089-06:00MDA needs to be disbanded. It’s dysfunctional as i...MDA needs to be disbanded. It’s dysfunctional as is most of the programs. Who’s replacing McCullough ? Crickets...<br />Paris Air show my ass - <br />South American “trade” missions - your ass<br />CDBG grants - his ass<br />Consultant “tours” - her ass <br />We need roads and bridges! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-81279226994649268142020-02-18T19:54:11.383-06:002020-02-18T19:54:11.383-06:00@6:01 - nope. @6:01 - nope. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-77380684925128976662020-02-18T19:36:35.745-06:002020-02-18T19:36:35.745-06:00Im not sure what you guys are complaining about. Y...Im not sure what you guys are complaining about. You get what you vote for. And, the end result was quite clear when you guys were electing the idiots you cose. That’s what you pile on to tell Jackson, and it’s no less applicable here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-51656591279809770462020-02-18T19:30:13.769-06:002020-02-18T19:30:13.769-06:00Gee, I wonder why this wasn't posted before th...Gee, I wonder why this wasn't posted before the Gov's race? Oh that's right...we all know...this site was bought and paid for by Tater's Benjamins.<br /><br />Now that all the elections are over, KF will take money from any group wanting to post articles as his advertising money intake has dried up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com