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AnotherMcIntosh

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17. With all the rigged sources of information, how can we be sure that the DOW reports are accurate?

Reply to progressoid (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 14, 2013, 02:30 PM

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The Terrifying Reality of Long-Term Unemployment [View all] xchrom Apr 2013 OP

Very interesting. k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Apr 2013 #1

It is absolutely essential to make it look as though you were employed dickthegrouch Apr 2013 #2

exactly. DCBob Apr 2013 #27

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2013 #3

Government has to take the lead on this but they won't unless we all act-- Christmas day 2015 nightscanner59 Apr 2013 #4

But the DOW is up! progressoid Apr 2013 #5

With all the rigged sources of information, how can we be sure that the DOW reports are accurate? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #17

The DOW Purplehazed Apr 2013 #28

That's meaningless. Are you unaware of the LIBOR was rigged by some banksters? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #31

The homeless are happy too. L0oniX Apr 2013 #22

Time to get really pissed Milliesmom Apr 2013 #6

+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #30

"We can do better..." ProSense Apr 2013 #7

That's why you should try to be SELF-employed. ErikJ Apr 2013 #8

Except when your business dries up, there's NO unemployment. snot Apr 2013 #9

No you can pay into unemployment same as you would under truedelphi Apr 2013 #12

In PA if you are self - employed you must pay in but you cannot collect. nessa Apr 2013 #33

Well, that totally sucks. truedelphi Apr 2013 #38

My solution supernova Apr 2013 #10

Hello Fabulous! xchrom Apr 2013 #11

Hey you!! supernova Apr 2013 #13

We gotta fix that. xchrom Apr 2013 #15

I heartily agree supernova Apr 2013 #19

I was in business for seven years hfojvt Apr 2013 #32

I use my clients as references. (nt) nessa Apr 2013 #34

in retail hfojvt Apr 2013 #35

That does make it tougher. (nt). nessa Apr 2013 #36

Society needs to come to terms with a world where there are never enough jobs to go around. reformist2 Apr 2013 #14

Bizarro! I hope you just forgot the sarcasm tag. L0oniX Apr 2013 #21

I'm actually serious. Rapidly improving technology is making unemployment a global problem. reformist2 Apr 2013 #25

Well then why work at all "demanding a basic income from the government". L0oniX Apr 2013 #26

at the very least, unemployment compensation should be handled differently wyldwolf Apr 2013 #24

K&R 99Forever Apr 2013 #16

The representatives of the rich and the super-rich will come up with a shiny object AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #18

Anyone who wants to work should have a job. Politicians should be working on jobs not war. L0oniX Apr 2013 #20

I proved this for myself wyldwolf Apr 2013 #23

Since businesses are not people, you owe them no expression of honesty, morality, ethics, Occulus Apr 2013 #37

I finally got a job. Blanks Apr 2013 #29