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DCBob

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4. Seems alot of people want to change the way we calculate unemployment now.

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 07:23 AM

Jun 2015

Its been fine for the past several decades.. but now that President Obama has scratched and clawed this country's economy back to something reasonable they want to change the metrics so it looks bad.

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Unemployment rate hocus-pocus (cartoon) [View all] marmar Jun 2015 OP

Haven't there always been "hidden" unemployed?? DCBob Jun 2015 #1

No, everything bad started when Obama became president Democat Jun 2015 #2

You forgot the sarcasm gif, right? nt brush Jun 2015 #3

Seems alot of people want to change the way we calculate unemployment now. DCBob Jun 2015 #4

I don't know who those people are. raouldukelives Jun 2015 #17

I think its simply a very difficult number to determine accurately. DCBob Jun 2015 #18

Infaltion rates that don't include food or energy, CrispyQ Jun 2015 #23

Crazy, right? And yet, they always seem to be telling us to live in reality. Yikes! nt raouldukelives Jun 2015 #39

Yes, the CPI includes food and energy. I wish this zombie would die Recursion Jun 2015 #41

The cartoon never even mentioned Obama nxylas Jun 2015 #5

It suggests the government is not taking into account the millions of "hidden" unemployed. DCBob Jun 2015 #7

Which is true nxylas Jun 2015 #14

Well, did this cartoon ever run prior to the current administration? DCBob Jun 2015 #15

But that's pretty circumstantial evidence nxylas Jun 2015 #19

You mean did it run before 2015, 7 years after the 2008 financial crises, right? Pooka Fey Jun 2015 #20

After six years of Obama Derangement Syndrome, SCVDem Jun 2015 #12

The cartoonist's work is regularly featured at Townhall.com MADem Jun 2015 #28

Well, that changes things nxylas Jun 2015 #31

DU didn't trust unemployment figures back when Bush was prez. CrispyQ Jun 2015 #24

The way it is tallied awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #26

No. it started under JFK. Then Reagan took it several steps further. Then Clinton. Luminous Animal Jun 2015 #35

Thanks, didn't know it went back that far.... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #36

JFK removed "discouraged workers" from unemployment figures in 1961. Luminous Animal Jun 2015 #37

I've been complaining since Reagan. Though, since JFK, the govt. has been fudging the numbers. Luminous Animal Jun 2015 #33

Thanks for the info BuelahWitch Jun 2015 #38

Of course - for instance - when they tell us that the rate is "5.5 percent" that is overall - it jwirr Jun 2015 #21

Yes, but not to the extent there are today. hifiguy Jun 2015 #30

Yes, I am sure it worse today than before.. DCBob Jun 2015 #32

Nop. Started with JFK who removed discouraged workers in 1961. But Reagan did more to fudge the Luminous Animal Jun 2015 #34

Great cartoon Gothmog Jun 2015 #6

I am one of those shadows at the end of the line. SmittynMo Jun 2015 #8

Sorry to hear that.. I was almost there too being an IT guy in mid 50's. DCBob Jun 2015 #9

The official unemployment rate almost always SheilaT Jun 2015 #10

Those who aren't looking for work are counted, in the U-4, and it's 0.5% of the population Recursion Jun 2015 #42

K&R Pooka Fey Jun 2015 #11

We need a policy of full employment Agony Jun 2015 #13

There will NEVER be 'full employment'! relrod Jun 2015 #40

Full employment for those able to work. uppityperson Jun 2015 #43

Toon shows,,,, Cryptoad Jun 2015 #16

You did--see post 28! nt MADem Jun 2015 #29

Homeless rate...er um sputter...FREEDOM! AMERICA! WE'RE NUMBER #1!!!! Rex Jun 2015 #22

Of course suggested alternatives are either a) already given or b) fucking stupid whatthehey Jun 2015 #25

K&R WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2015 #27