1000 in a 1000 or "Look at me, Look at me"

Nieces and Nephews, Remember this?

"Neuhaus unveils new campaign pledge:  1,000 jobs in 1,000 days" (from the midhudsonneus.com Friday September 27, 2013; County press releases etc.)

Sounds like a plan, right?

Look again at this snazzy campaign pledge. It means that he will create 1000 jobs in 2.7 years!!!

That's right, in a county of over 360,000 people, he will create jobs equal to less than 1% of the population. Off course, the population numbers reflects those not eligible for the workforce, such as children and seniors but take a look at the THRecord last Wednesday, the 24th, a  news brief on page 38. 

In the news brief, Mr Nani reports that the the unemployment rate for Orange was 5.3% last month compared to 6.1% in November 2013, which may lead you to think that Orange County is on the road to more JOBS JOBS JOBS!!!

However, when you look at the actual numbers: 

"Orange County had 159,500 employed people last month, compared to 162,800 in November 2013."

This could be due to more people leaving the workforce for various reasons: retired, gave up etc, so the percentages get skewed because those people are no longer included in the tally. That's why you need to look at the actual numbers for the real story.

So take a good look at campaign promises, follow them during the candidates term of office, if they win and especially do a fact check just prior to election time. 

Some politicians may be so misguided that they would actually seek re-election.

Some politicans may be so misguided to think they will actually finish their term.


Look, there’s a pipeline over his head!