Real Unemployment 37.2%, Real Misery Index 14, 20% on Food Stamps...

[DeepPurple]

The US has always measured unemployment in terms of unemployment claims rather than in terms of those out of work -- it is the same gimmick that was used in the early 80s to make unemployment during the Reagan recession look lower than it really was... both parties play this trick because at the end of the day, they are both just shills for the land holding corporate aristocracy that wants the common man to think that things here aren't as bad as they are in France or Italy.

First part wrong.

The rest wrong. 1980? You obviously weren't there. Reagan took over with interest rates at 23.5% PRIME RATE. But now 30 years later, revisionists blame that recession on Reagan?
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Prove the first part wrong. When has unemployment NOT been reported that way in the US? Ever take a course in Econ?

Oh... so it was the fault of the guy before Reagan? Thought blaming the previous guy wasn't allowed?

 

[RaceBannon]

The US has always measured unemployment in terms of unemployment claims rather than in terms of those out of work -- it is the same gimmick that was used in the early 80s to make unemployment during the Reagan recession look lower than it really was... both parties play this trick because at the end of the day, they are both just shills for the land holding corporate aristocracy that wants the common man to think that things here aren't as bad as they are in France or Italy.

First part wrong.

The rest wrong. 1980? You obviously weren't there. Reagan took over with interest rates at 23.5% PRIME RATE. But now 30 years later, revisionists blame that recession on Reagan?
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Prove the first part wrong. When has unemployment NOT been reported that way in the US? Ever take a course in Econ?

Oh... so it was the fault of the guy before Reagan? Thought blaming the previous guy wasn't allowed?

Reagan fixed the mess he was left. Obama exacerbated the mess he was left

Some of you need to learn the difference

 

[TierbsHsotBoobs]

The US has always measured unemployment in terms of unemployment claims rather than in terms of those out of work -- it is the same gimmick that was used in the early 80s to make unemployment during the Reagan recession look lower than it really was... both parties play this trick because at the end of the day, they are both just shills for the land holding corporate aristocracy that wants the common man to think that things here aren't as bad as they are in France or Italy.

First part wrong.

The rest wrong. 1980? You obviously weren't there. Reagan took over with interest rates at 23.5% PRIME RATE. But now 30 years later, revisionists blame that recession on Reagan?
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Prove the first part wrong. When has unemployment NOT been reported that way in the US? Ever take a course in Econ?

Oh... so it was the fault of the guy before Reagan? Thought blaming the previous guy wasn't allowed?

Reagan fixed the mess he was left. Obama exacerbated the mess he was left

Some of you need to learn the difference

Disagree. Obama hasn't fixed things as well as Reagan did, but things are clearly better now than they were five years ago.

 

[RaceBannon]

The US has always measured unemployment in terms of unemployment claims rather than in terms of those out of work -- it is the same gimmick that was used in the early 80s to make unemployment during the Reagan recession look lower than it really was... both parties play this trick because at the end of the day, they are both just shills for the land holding corporate aristocracy that wants the common man to think that things here aren't as bad as they are in France or Italy.

First part wrong.

The rest wrong. 1980? You obviously weren't there. Reagan took over with interest rates at 23.5% PRIME RATE. But now 30 years later, revisionists blame that recession on Reagan?
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Prove the first part wrong. When has unemployment NOT been reported that way in the US? Ever take a course in Econ?

Oh... so it was the fault of the guy before Reagan? Thought blaming the previous guy wasn't allowed?

Reagan fixed the mess he was left. Obama exacerbated the mess he was left

Some of you need to learn the difference

Disagree. Obama hasn't fixed things as well as Reagan did, but things are clearly better now than they were five years ago.

Sark was better than ty more than things are better now. Obama hasn't fixed anything and obamacare is a time bomb

 

[DeepPurple]

Reagan fixed the mess he was left. Obama exacerbated the mess he was left

Some of you need to learn the difference

W left a much bigger and more complex mess than C. Some of you need to understand scale a magnitude.

 

[RaceBannon]

Some of you need to have been alive in the late 70s. That is a ridiculous statement

 

[SandyHooker]

 

[TierbsHsotBoobs]

The US has always measured unemployment in terms of unemployment claims rather than in terms of those out of work -- it is the same gimmick that was used in the early 80s to make unemployment during the Reagan recession look lower than it really was... both parties play this trick because at the end of the day, they are both just shills for the land holding corporate aristocracy that wants the common man to think that things here aren't as bad as they are in France or Italy.

First part wrong.

The rest wrong. 1980? You obviously weren't there. Reagan took over with interest rates at 23.5% PRIME RATE. But now 30 years later, revisionists blame that recession on Reagan?
/>

Prove the first part wrong. When has unemployment NOT been reported that way in the US? Ever take a course in Econ?

Oh... so it was the fault of the guy before Reagan? Thought blaming the previous guy wasn't allowed?

Reagan fixed the mess he was left. Obama exacerbated the mess he was left

Some of you need to learn the difference

Disagree. Obama hasn't fixed things as well as Reagan did, but things are clearly better now than they were five years ago.

Sark was better than ty more than things are better now. Obama hasn't fixed anything and obamacare is a time bomb

My investment portfolio and I shared a good laugh together after reading this post.

 

[RaceBannon]

Stocks were high under Bush as well. And they will be low under Obama before he is done. That is not the economy

 

[TierbsHsotBoobs]

Stocks were high under Bush as well. And they will be low under Obama before he is done. That is not the economy

I should have included my paycheck as well. THIS economy only sucks if you have no skills. It's a Republican dream.

 

[RaceBannon]

I'm sure all the folks that Obama is fucking are happy for you

 

[TierbsHsotBoobs]

I'm sure all the folks that Obama is fucking are happy for you

You mean the ones that you are raping in the SoCal housing market right now?

BHAM!

 

[oregonblitzkrieg]

The US has always measured unemployment in terms of unemployment claims rather than in terms of those out of work -- it is the same gimmick that was used in the early 80s to make unemployment during the Reagan recession look lower than it really was... both parties play this trick because at the end of the day, they are both just shills for the land holding corporate aristocracy that wants the common man to think that things here aren't as bad as they are in France or Italy.

First part wrong.

The rest wrong. 1980? You obviously weren't there. Reagan took over with interest rates at 23.5% PRIME RATE. But now 30 years later, revisionists blame that recession on Reagan?
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Prove the first part wrong. When has unemployment NOT been reported that way in the US? Ever take a course in Econ?

Oh... so it was the fault of the guy before Reagan? Thought blaming the previous guy wasn't allowed?

Reagan fixed the mess he was left. Obama exacerbated the mess he was left

Some of you need to learn the difference

Disagree. Obama hasn't fixed things as well as Reagan did, but things are clearly better now than they were five years ago.

How are things better?

 

[oregonblitzkrieg]

The US has always measured unemployment in terms of unemployment claims rather than in terms of those out of work -- it is the same gimmick that was used in the early 80s to make unemployment during the Reagan recession look lower than it really was... both parties play this trick because at the end of the day, they are both just shills for the land holding corporate aristocracy that wants the common man to think that things here aren't as bad as they are in France or Italy.

First part wrong.

The rest wrong. 1980? You obviously weren't there. Reagan took over with interest rates at 23.5% PRIME RATE. But now 30 years later, revisionists blame that recession on Reagan?
/>

Prove the first part wrong. When has unemployment NOT been reported that way in the US? Ever take a course in Econ?

Oh... so it was the fault of the guy before Reagan? Thought blaming the previous guy wasn't allowed?

Reagan fixed the mess he was left. Obama exacerbated the mess he was left

Some of you need to learn the difference

Disagree. Obama hasn't fixed things as well as Reagan did, but things are clearly better now than they were five years ago.

Sark was better than ty more than things are better now. Obama hasn't fixed anything and obamacare is a time bomb

My investment portfolio and I shared a good laugh together after reading this post.

Stocks were high under Bush as well. And they will be low under Obama before he is done. That is not the economy

There was a reason for stocks to be high under Bush. They actually seemed to follow REALITY. The economy was humming and the housing market was great. These high stock prices under Obama don't make any sense whatsoever. The economy is a steaming pile of maggot infested lynx shit. Stocks have departed from following the health of the economy in any meaningful way. It's insanity and it needs to collapse and it will be great when it does.

 

[death2ducks]

The US has always measured unemployment in terms of unemployment claims rather than in terms of those out of work -- it is the same gimmick that was used in the early 80s to make unemployment during the Reagan recession look lower than it really was... both parties play this trick because at the end of the day, they are both just shills for the land holding corporate aristocracy that wants the common man to think that things here aren't as bad as they are in France or Italy.

First part wrong.

The rest wrong. 1980? You obviously weren't there. Reagan took over with interest rates at 23.5% PRIME RATE. But now 30 years later, revisionists blame that recession on Reagan?
/>

Prove the first part wrong. When has unemployment NOT been reported that way in the US? Ever take a course in Econ?

Oh... so it was the fault of the guy before Reagan? Thought blaming the previous guy wasn't allowed?

I hate to burst you bubble, but the Obama Labor Department uses telephone and internet surveys to estimate unemployment. Start paying attention in my class, the final is coming up and this will be on it.

bls.gov/cps/

 

[death2ducks]

The US has always measured unemployment in terms of unemployment claims rather than in terms of those out of work -- it is the same gimmick that was used in the early 80s to make unemployment during the Reagan recession look lower than it really was... both parties play this trick because at the end of the day, they are both just shills for the land holding corporate aristocracy that wants the common man to think that things here aren't as bad as they are in France or Italy.

First part wrong.

The rest wrong. 1980? You obviously weren't there. Reagan took over with interest rates at 23.5% PRIME RATE. But now 30 years later, revisionists blame that recession on Reagan?
/>

Prove the first part wrong. When has unemployment NOT been reported that way in the US? Ever take a course in Econ?

Oh... so it was the fault of the guy before Reagan? Thought blaming the previous guy wasn't allowed?

Reagan fixed the mess he was left. Obama exacerbated the mess he was left

Some of you need to learn the difference

Disagree. Obama hasn't fixed things as well as Reagan did, but things are clearly better now than they were five years ago.

You smoked it all?

 

[death2ducks]

The US has always measured unemployment in terms of unemployment claims rather than in terms of those out of work -- it is the same gimmick that was used in the early 80s to make unemployment during the Reagan recession look lower than it really was... both parties play this trick because at the end of the day, they are both just shills for the land holding corporate aristocracy that wants the common man to think that things here aren't as bad as they are in France or Italy.

First part wrong.

The rest wrong. 1980? You obviously weren't there. Reagan took over with interest rates at 23.5% PRIME RATE. But now 30 years later, revisionists blame that recession on Reagan?
/>

Prove the first part wrong. When has unemployment NOT been reported that way in the US? Ever take a course in Econ?

Oh... so it was the fault of the guy before Reagan? Thought blaming the previous guy wasn't allowed?

Reagan fixed the mess he was left. Obama exacerbated the mess he was left

Some of you need to learn the difference

Disagree. Obama hasn't fixed things as well as Reagan did, but things are clearly better now than they were five years ago.

Sark was better than ty more than things are better now. Obama hasn't fixed anything and obamacare is a time bomb

My investment portfolio and I shared a good laugh together after reading this post.

Go check it today... tick, tick, tick...

 

[death2ducks]

Stocks were high under Bush as well. And they will be low under Obama before he is done. That is not the economy

I should have included my paycheck as well. THIS economy only sucks if you have no skills. It's a Republican dream.

Your only skill is sucking CD's cock.

 

[death2ducks]

Frankly, I'm too busy to give a lesson today on world-wide monetary policy, but if you think that Obama is the only world leader that is printing money, you're fucking nuts. Besides printing his own money, the little faggot in North Korea prints some really good US Currency too. It's a WORLDWIDE CURRENCY BUBBLE! and it will pop like all the others.

 

[doogsinparadise]

Stocks were high under Bush as well. And they will be low under Obama before he is done. That is not the economy

I should have included my paycheck as well. THIS economy only sucks if you have no skills. It's a Republican dream.

HRYK, and the thousands of highly educated tech workers moving into Seattle would seem to agree. If you have skills--i.e. you've worked hard in school to get ahead--the economy is doing just fine. Unemployment for the college educated is ~3-4%, as opposed to the median unemployment of ~7.5-8%.