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D_Master81

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2. You know how often I've thought this

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2018, 04:06 PM

May 2018

I remember limbaugh saying that the labor participation rate wasnt even 60%, so that meant real unemployment was over 40%, which would be way higher than the Great Depression. But the answer is...because Republicans are in power. Dems dont make near the noise about meaningless s**t like the GOP does.

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Why don't we hear discussion of the Labor Force Participation Rate any more ? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 OP

The same reason the headline (U3) UE rate has been bullshit for ages. Exotica May 2018 #1

You know how often I've thought this D_Master81 May 2018 #2

Notice something, compadre ? DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #3