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In reply to the discussion: The Moron In Chief just suggested up to 100,000,000 are unemployed [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)10. LOL! Since the entire US population is a bit shy of 320 million,
a number that includes children (75 million), retired people (40 million), and those who are unable to work because of a disability (14 million), that leaves 191 million people who are able to work. If 100 million of those people are unemployed, that leaves only 91 million who have jobs - in other words, the unemployment rate would be 52%! The worst unemployment rate during the Great Depression was 25%, in 1933. Why hasn't someone other than SCROTUS noticed that we've doubled the worst unemployment rate of the Depression?
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The Moron In Chief just suggested up to 100,000,000 are unemployed [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2017
OP
Because Kindergarteners and Nursing Home residents need to get back to work.
Tommy_Carcetti
Apr 2017
#2
I know. there has to be a better word that combines both lying and Hyperbole. nt
Javaman
Apr 2017
#21
USA population roughly 330 million, including children, disabled, and retired seniors
vlyons
Apr 2017
#22
If that many people were unemployed it would make the Great Depression look like an economic boom
appleannie1943
Apr 2017
#26