Cheney: Economic Stats Miss EBay Sales

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0904/171981.html

CINCINNATI (AP) - Indicators measure the nation's unemployment rate, consumer spending and other economic milestones, but Vice President Dick Cheney (website - news - bio) says it misses the hundreds of thousands who make money selling on eBay.

"That's a source that didn't even exist 10 years ago," Cheney told an audience in Ohio. "Four hundred thousand people make some money trading on eBay."

[KT2000]

1. Hey Yeah! What about garage sales!? n/t

[PartyPooper]

5. And, flea markets!

[Shallah Kali]

17. What of kids who wash cars, mow lawns, etc.

Think of all the $$$$$ they are raking in - literally! Donald Trump eat your heart out! Back to garage sales - tons of missing $ to up the economy. I don't yardsale myself but I have friends who will go out an blow a wad yardsaleing. They really have to clean out their change purse to get ever thing they want. Earrings a dime a pair. Hardcover books for a quarter. Big time spenders!

[Carolab]

2. Many of them selling shit

they can't use anymore or that they are recycling. It's like a vast "garage sale"--does he want to include THOSE as well????

[Dr Fate]

3. What about Am-way salesmen? Did we count them or not?

What is he saying? We should all become E-Bay geeks?

Also-a lot of those folks on E-bay have stores...

This is fluff stuff...

[Bozita]

16. Go easy on Amway -- It's the teat that suckles the Michigan Repug Party

Check out anybody with the name DeVos. Here's Betsy's background:

http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Betsy_DeVos

Betsy DeVos

Betsy DeVos is a member of the DeVos family, which owns the massive direct sales company Amway and is noted for its election largess, contributing over $1 million in 1998 and over $750,000 in 2000, entirely to Republicans. Her particular area of interest is the deregulation and privatisation of the education system, initially through the introduction of education vouchers.

Her husband is Richard DeVos, president of Amway. Richard DeVos is the son of Richard and Helen DeVos, whose foundation is a major funder of Religious Right organizations, such as the Family Research Council, Focus on the Family, and Coral Ridge Ministries. The foundation also supports parts of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation network, such as the State Policy Network.


Positions

* Windquest Group, Chairman (storage and space utilization multi-company management firm)
* National Right to Life Committee, founder
* James Madison Institute, director
* Of The People, co-Chair
* Michigan Repulican Party, Chair
* Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP), founder and poast Chairman
* Kids Hope USA
* Acton Institute, Director
* Children First America, CEO
* Choices for Children, Chair
* Education Freedom Fund, Director

references and more ...

[Ksec]

4. then theres the kids selling lemonade...nt

[Occulus]

6. You. Have. GOT. To. Be. Joking.

I mean, idiocy.

:wtf:

[napi21]

7. Just his talking point of the day. It fell flat too! n/t

[expatriot]

8. Hoover: Economic Stats Miss Nickel Apple Stand Sales"

...but President Hoover says it misses the millions who make money selling apples for a nickel on street corners.

on edit: spelling

[Dark_Seph]

9. Cheney Needs to Add....

Wow!!
He might as well say illegal drug trade is another huge source of income....
While he is at it, might as well throw up stealing paintings and selling them....

Hell, he should even mention create your own corporation and then drive it into the ground, only after collecting millions from it!

[PartyPooper]

10. Hi, Dark Seph! Great post! Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Skittles]

15. lol....................prostitution too

missing them pimps and 'hos

[Norquist Nemesis]

18. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Carolab]

11. Hey Dick you missed a few...

Babysitters! Dogwalkers!

[Ksec]

12. then theres homeless guys who collect cans...

[sandnsea]

13. I've been telling you guys

Now we've got it straight from the dick's mouth. They are seriously trying to count people who are selling odds and ends and the shirt off their backs as small business owners. I wouldn't be surprised to find out they already changed the calculations and that's why the unemployment numbers don't match the payroll numbers.

[murielm99]

14. Avon calling!

nt

[Moderator]

19. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=814425