Clueless urban mayor surprised by high unemployment

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TRENTON -- When Mayor Douglas Palmer saw the city's latest unemployment figure, he literally couldn't believe his eyes.

The unemployment rate hit 17.5 percent in January, soaring from 12 percent a year earlier. More than 3,000 residents entered the unemployment rolls in a city of 83,000, Palmer said.

"How could 3,000 people in Trenton lose their jobs?" he said. "The city only laid off 29 people. The state didn't lay off anybody, the county didn't lay off anybody, the schools haven't laid anybody off yet."

http://www.nj.com/news/times/regional/inde....xml&coll=5

So who's going to tell Mayor Palmer that private enterprise still exists?

[almaty 19]

a total idiot

[peejay 327]

TRENTON -- When Mayor Douglas Palmer saw the city's latest unemployment figure, he literally couldn't believe his eyes.

The unemployment rate hit 17.5 percent in January, soaring from 12 percent a year earlier. More than 3,000 residents entered the unemployment rolls in a city of 83,000, Palmer said.

"How could 3,000 people in Trenton lose their jobs?" he said. "The city only laid off 29 people. The state didn't lay off anybody, the county didn't lay off anybody, the schools haven't laid anybody off yet."

http://www.nj.com/news/times/regional/inde....xml&coll=5

So who's going to tell Mayor Palmer that private enterprise still exists?

That's OK. He'll just jack up the taxes to make up for his budget shortfall from declining revenue from the private sector and the unemployed.

Problem solved!

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

New Jersey, right?

[natty bumppo 297]

This guy doesn't get out much does he?

[dalegg 143]

Maybe he knows something we don't.

[Niels Bohr 72]

The mayor is doing a good job. He doesn't even know it.

[msu17 0]

He can come here and be our mayor. I bet he's be a step up. Our mayor wanted to move all the deaf people to the airport and kicked out the national guard from doing training in our downtown area. He's special, they could be friends

[Ban Hammer 14,569]

The mayor is doing a good job. He doesn't even know it.

[Nagishkaw 510]

0h Lawd have mercy.