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Corbett’s latest spin is more of the same

In the wake of his most recent “insights” about the state of employment in Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett insisted that, contrary to accusations made by Dan Onorato’s campaign, he was not blaming out-of work Pennsylvanians for the state’s unemployment rate.

Whatever you say, Tom.

In case you missed it, Corbett said there are plenty of jobs available to Pennsylvanians, after someone apparently either showed him the classified sections of a few newspapers or alerted him to the fact that they seem to be filled with help-wanted ads. Of course, someone should have also explained to Mr. Corbett that many of those jobs are not only bogus, but even the ones that are legit often pay wages that are not enough to support one person let alone an entire family. And to qualify for those that are legit and do pay well—positions that are often advertised out of obligation but filled either from within or through network contacts—usually requires an educational and experiential background that many job seekers simply do not have.

But in suggesting that there are jobs out there, and insinuating that unemployed citizens simply are not taking or do not want to take them, Corbett is indeed blaming the unemployed of Pennsylvania for the state’s unemployment rate.

You see, the jobs are out there. That means if the unemployed are not taking them, they are intentionally remaining out of work, driving up the state’s rate of unemployment. If they would simply accept the jobs that are available to them, the unemployment rate would then decrease.

So, insisting despite all evidence to the contrary that there are jobs available and that Pennsylvania’s out-of-work are just not taking them, Corbett is, once again, saying that they are responsible for the state’s rate of unemployment.

He’s just saying it in a more obscure way this time.

July 28, 2010 at 3:51 pm

--Tammy Alonso

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