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In reply to the discussion: Lower unemployment MY ASS you know HE COOKED THE BOOKS [View all]gibraltar72
(7,629 posts)5. 40 into 130 is what now?
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The filings reported are, I believe, always the first time filings.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Jun 2020
#12
+1, the Obama econ adivsor said there would a spike from - 50 to - 25 ... but thats not thing
uponit7771
Jun 2020
#16
BULL FUCKIN SHIT !!! The BLS admits to cooking the books on page 6 of their report and posting
uponit7771
Jun 2020
#15
You are just making crass assumptions. The people best positioned to know if something is amiss
tritsofme
Jun 2020
#26
Putting those corrections in footnotes like that is not being upfront or transparent ...
uponit7771
Jun 2020
#30
False equivalency noted, Biden hasn't pressured departments to change information
uponit7771
Jun 2020
#32
There is no standard practice of allowing the same mistake for 3 months in a row
uponit7771
Jun 2020
#34
Pettifog at best, nothing about the same mistake made for 3 months in a row the fact that it was ...
uponit7771
Jun 2020
#38
These are unprecedented times and there are huge challenges conducting these surveys.
tritsofme
Jun 2020
#41
"I don't know why they haven't been able to correct it yet" REALLY ?! You think it takes 3 months ..
uponit7771
Jun 2020
#42
I get it, you're bound and determined to see a conspiracy theory. Have a nice evening.
tritsofme
Jun 2020
#43
Only if you're bound to think it takes the BLS 3 months to correct a survey error
uponit7771
Jun 2020
#44
So are Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security...
lagomorph777
Jun 2020
#18
Of course he did!! Since when would Turd magically start telling the truth?
lagomorph777
Jun 2020
#17
+1, last night it came out that continuing claims increased by 500k but somehow the UE rate falls !?
uponit7771
Jun 2020
#20
The BLS is bullshiting the UE rate can't go down in the continuing unemployment claims go up
uponit7771
Jun 2020
#25