Speech at 2013 CPAC conference: on Jobs


Sarah Palin: 8% unemployment rate doesn't tell the story of the pain

I have news for the permanent political class in Washington. While they're busy worrying about their own political future, things are bad out here. Nearly 8% unemployment rate. It doesn't begin to capture how bad things are. Even in the dismal rates announced of .1% economic growth, that doesn't tell the story of the pain that Americans feel.

Our president fancies himself as the champion of the Middle Class, yet since he came on scene, even those lucky enough to have a job, they're working more for less. The median income for families has dropped over $5,000.00 since '07, even as we work longer and longer hours. And job creators are being punished. Tell me how does punishing the job creators, create more jobs?

Source: Speech at 2013 Conservative Political Action Conf. Mar 16, 2013

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