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EasTexSteve On 4/30/17, Lulu wrote: > You keep posting this "90 million out of work" statistic as if simply > saying it enough times will make it relevant. Yes, there are 90 million > people not working, but they largely consist of retirees, full time > students, SAHMs and other people who have not looked for a full > time job and woul...See More
May 1, 2017
T.E.C. - Iowa The best line in this thread is by Tim, "He's (Pres.
Trump) as much of a liar as 45 and the Clintons." When
people start to realize that both parties are screwing
over the America public for the sake of the rich, we will
start making progress

About unemployment, the normal goverment number is the U-3
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May 1, 2017
Lulu On 5/01/17, EasTexSteve wrote:
> On 4/30/17, Lulu wrote:
>> You keep posting this "90 million out of work" statistic
>> as if
> simply
>> saying it enough times will make it relevant. Yes, there
>> are 90
> million
>> people not working, but they largely consist of
&g...See More
May 1, 2017
Lulu On 5/01/17, T.E.C. - Iowa wrote:

> About unemployment, the normal goverment number is the U-3 > unemployment and is a terrible measure because part-time > workers are counted as full time and discouraged workers > are not counted. Nor does it tell you the quality of the > job.

Even if you look at the U-6 rate (U3 +...See More
May 1, 2017
T.E.C. - Iowa Lulu mentions the U-6 unemployment rate which is a better measure than the U-3, which is normally cited. Regardless of what you think of the economy, IMHO, it is awful; if for no other reason than all of the new wealth being generated is going to the richest.

Let me start by saying that the U-6 and the U-3 tend to run parallel when on a gr...See More
May 1, 2017


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