Unemployment is NOT 'at an all-time high since the Depression'. Unemployment hit 33% perccent during those years, not the 5.6% we see today.
The key word in that sentence is since. And if you actually believe that national unemployment is 5.6%, you're the one that's delusional. To put it in your own words, that's the figure 'we see'. To put it more accurately, that's the figure the Bush administration 'wants us to see'. As many have already stated, that figure is skewed - based solely on the number of people currently collecting UEC benefits. It DOES NOT reflect any of the following...
1. The people whose UEC benefits have already expired and are no longer eligible to collect.
2. The people who applied for UEC but were declined for one reason or another.
3. The people who have already given up on looking for a job - most of whom resigned themselves to collecting welfare.
Yeah, we're really thriving! But, hey, we kicked Saddam's ass, didn't we? Get your head out of the clouds and realize that this is an election year, so of course they're going to paint as pretty a picture as possible so Geo W. can get 4 more years. It's easy to support Geo W. when you're financially well-to-do, but believe me, the picture doesn't look so pretty from the other side of the fence.
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Re:How to bring offshored jobs back to the US?
Posted by: MrWinston on March 14, 2004 10:46 PMThe key word in that sentence is since . And if you actually believe that national unemployment is 5.6%, you're the one that's delusional. To put it in your own words, that's the figure 'we see'. To put it more accurately, that's the figure the Bush administration 'wants us to see'. As many have already stated, that figure is skewed - based solely on the number of people currently collecting UEC benefits . It DOES NOT reflect any of the following...
1. The people whose UEC benefits have already expired and are no longer eligible to collect.
2. The people who applied for UEC but were declined for one reason or another.
3. The people who have already given up on looking for a job - most of whom resigned themselves to collecting welfare.
Yeah, we're really thriving! But, hey, we kicked Saddam's ass, didn't we? Get your head out of the clouds and realize that this is an election year, so of course they're going to paint as pretty a picture as possible so Geo W. can get 4 more years. It's easy to support Geo W. when you're financially well-to-do, but believe me, the picture doesn't look so pretty from the other side of the fence.
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