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In reply to the discussion: The sad truth behind yesterday's unemployment numbers [View all]HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)55. it's not misleading at all.
"it was a deliberate, bipartisan effort begun under reagan and accelerated to warp speed under
Clinton with Democrats controlling Congress for most of that time. BushCo just pulled the trigger."
clinton era deregulation made the housing bubble possible.
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That's the BS that we are fed and expected to eat with a smile. The Main Street economy
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#12
"it was a deliberate, bipartisan effort begun under reagan and accelerated to warp speed under
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#37
baloney. the intent was to make it easier for banksters to make money. everything follows
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#60
Every crash, every large-scale job loss results in return of mostly lower paying jobs later
ProfessionalLeftist
Mar 2013
#10
When I read that "massaged the unemployment numbers" line I thought I was reading a ...
JoePhilly
Mar 2013
#26
There was an article yesterday which covered these numbers and said "...the economy surges!"
Poll_Blind
Mar 2013
#25
Reagan's big pre-84 trick was to include the military for the first time - 100% employed group.
talkingmime
Mar 2013
#36
masks a ton of people who've dropped out of the official economy. labor force participation rate:
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#49
Do they plug in the numbers for those that are getting a second or third job in this report?
Knightraven
Mar 2013
#52