re: #361 Vogon Poetry

Interesting graphic showing net unemployment growth since the recession and current unemployment rate plotting which states have done better than the national average.

While the Tax Foundation likes to note that NY has one of the worst business climates, it’s done exceptionally well in creating jobs, and is just above the national unemployment rate.

NJ, on the other hand, is a hot mess. It’s still a net loser of jobs since the recession, and has higher than the national average unemployment.

If you’re going to be doing the head to head on the economy between Christie and his potential/likely opponents, this is where you start. His policies haven’t generated job growth, and he’s presided over the state while the casino industry has vaporized (taking a huge chunk of state revenue in the process).

I doubt they’re going to hit him too hard on the economy in NJ. After all, if they do, they’ll have to admit that tax cuts and balanced budgets don’t work to create jobs.