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  Stimulus doesn't work......why you may be asking? Because
the people who put the numbers together may or may not realize that the numbers
they are working from are not as accurate.....as they could be. Now, you might
be wondering why I would be talking about unemployment rates in a default real
estate blog.....right? Well, if you are one of the few lucky ones that
are.....let me leave you with a simple thought. No jobs, no housing market.

Ok...so, the above chart was President Obamas Council of
Economic Advisers predictions of unemployment. Now, the red line is the actual
unemployment rate.....as of this last week. The top light blue line is the rate
as projected by the Council of Economic Advisers if no stimulus money was ever
spent. Do you see the problem........nope? Well, if you can't see the problem
here, go speak to any 5th grader who is learning about graphs and
measurement....they will explain the problem to you.

Now....here comes the kicker. You see the bottom dark blue /
green line.....well, that is what the "advisers" said would be the
unemployment rate with stimulus spending.

In case you don't get it....let me break it down for you. We
spent stimulus....so, per the advisers our unemployment rate should be around
7.5% however, instead, it's at 9.1% so, my question is, at what
point....literally, at what point do we determine stimulus spending isn't
making a substantial enough impact that we stop the failed wealth
redistribution policies and get back to common sense?

The housing market isn't going to recover without jobs and
jobs aren't going to come with failed stimulus spending so, let's all start
acting like responsible adults and stop trying to politically "capitalize"
on the situation by pushing agendas.

Ask yourself, why is it so hard for elected officials to
speak truthfully to the American public, tell us just how bad it really is,
stop the failed spending policies, reduce our debt and begin working on
policies that stimulate small business ownership in this country? Maybe it's
because this message doesn't get you re-elected?

IF we don't start focusing on the real issues in our
domestic economic policies, we can all forget about a housing market because we
are going to be too concerned with paying over inflated prices for common every
day goods that people aren't going to be able to afford a house anymore.

(Phone in my office) **Ring, Ring-------Ring, Ring-------Ring, Ring**

(Jesse) Jesse Gonzalez

(Anonymous Caller) Hi, is this Jesse?

(Jesse) Speaking, how can I help you?

(Anonymous Caller) My name is *Bleep* and I am hoping you can help me.

(Jesse) Ok, what can I do for you?

(Anonymous Caller) I am so frustrated with signing up with all these companies and getting nothing. I have 4 years experience, money to carry my listings and I do a better job than all these “experienced” listing agents, can you help me?

(Jesse) Who are you again?

(Anonymous Caller) You and I met a couple months ago at a conference in Dallas, remember….I was wearing those hot pink spandex Capri pants with that black dominatrix leather top?

(Jesse) I am sure I would have remembered that but, no….sorry, I don’t remember you.

(Anonymous Caller) Well, that’s ok…..can you help me?

(Jesse) I just did, I told you that I don’t remember you. In fact, I went online to REOPro and looked at your profile page and saw you have never written a blog, never created a forum thread, never responded to anyone else’s blog or forums, never submitted a question to our Ask the AM…..

(Anonymous Caller) I don’t mean to interrupt you (thought bubble above my head, “but you just did) however, I didn’t know I had to do all that?

(Jesse) Not to be rude (but I really am being rude) however, did you believe simply asking me to help you would be enough to get me to help you?

(Anonymous Caller) I have read some of your blogs and forums and really like you, I think we think a lot alike and I was hoping you could help me increase my business.

(Jesse) Which blogs did you read? I am asking because I have written many blogs on how to get into the business, how to increase your business, how to network and everything else you might need to do just that.

(Anonymous Caller) Well, I don’t remember specifically which blogs but, it’s ok……I know your busy, thank you though.

(Jesse) Wait a second………just curious, did you get the point I was making?

(Anonymous Caller) You know Jesse, I don’t think you were making any point at all. I think you were just being rude.

(Jesse) Ok, sorry if you thought I was being rude (not really sorry, just saying it because I learned from my years working for someone else, sometimes you say sorry just to make the other person feel better about themselves.) but, my point was, I don’t know you. If I don’t know you, then that tells me you’re not very active on my network and from that I assume you aren’t very active on any network or for that matter, getting your name out there and telling people you are the best at what you do.

(Anonymous Caller) I really don’t have time for this……

(Jesse) Then you really don’t have time for success, have a good day, I wish you the best.

The caller missed the point all together, did you?