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Half-Century Man

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Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 08:01 AM

May 2013

..Basing the estimated number of people unable to find work on how many get unemployment insurance that week, is like basing the number of times sex happened due to condom sales figures. While they do have some common ground, they are, only casually related.

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Jobless Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Fall to Five-Year Low [View all] Hissyspit May 2013 OP

Wrong... Half-Century Man May 2013 #1

Whatever makes the right wing crazies scream in apoplectic rage works for me. JoePhilly May 2013 #2

What on earth are you talking about? pinqy May 2013 #4

Okay. Half-Century Man May 2013 #6

except that is not what this is about zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #9

good news Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #12

just not as bad as it could have been zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #13

I have to agree with you.. GetTheRightVote May 2013 #11

Labor Force Participation rate is what hate radio Blandocyte May 2013 #3

I just filed my very first unemployment claim. krispos42 May 2013 #5

Dislike Jimbo S May 2013 #7

But But But zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #8

+1 DCBob May 2013 #10

legions of the long-term-unemployed are Thrilled! .nt quadrature May 2013 #14