Unemployment rate hocus-pocus (cartoon)

[raouldukelives]

17. I don't know who those people are.

But I have personally been complaining about the way they determine unemployment rates for over a decade.

And not just unemployment rates. Seems like if there is an economic statistic that can be skewed towards rosier sunrises, they will skew it. A little nudge here, a slight massage there, a little rounding up and voila, "What? Me worry?"

If we say there is low unemployment, or minimal inflation, when people can plainly see it is an issue. That doesn't make us clever. That makes us afraid to observe ourselves honestly. Once we lose that, we can never truly address the problems we face. Just continually kicking the can down the road.

I can see how some would notice it now though, facing unemployment levels not seen since the great depression will bring that out of folks. As for our enemies, they will latch onto anything to diminish our President, even using their own past failures against him.

We all need to grow up and start facing reality. Not solely for the betterment of ourselves, but for the betterment of all who come after.