Pennsylvania Governor Blames High Unemployment On Citizens' Drug Usag

Pennsylvania Governor Blames High Unemployment On Citizens’ Drug Usage

Apparently, the unemployment numbers in Pennsylvania aren’t that great, and PA Governor Tom Corbett says he has an idea why.

via Think Progress

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) is facing an uphill fight for re-election as he battles negative job approval ratings and a slow economic recovery. The state’s unemployment rate has dropped to 7.9 percent, but the “number of people working in Pennsylvania tumbled by about 14,000 in March, following a drop of 6,000 in February.”

During an appearance on a local radio show this week, Corbett sought to explain away Pennsylvania’s less than stellar performance, arguing that the state gained 111,000 private sector jobs since he took office and is “doing better than other states.”

But then he grew defensive and complained that “a lot” of businesses are still having trouble filling their ranks because too many Pennsylvanians use illegal drugs:

CORBETT: “The other area is, there are many employers that say we’re looking for people but we can’t find anybody that has passed a drug test, a lot of them. And that’s a concern for me because we’re having a serious problem with that.”

SMH. You know it’s bad when your governor is even blaming unemployment numbers on the piff-puffers.

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