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Broader Measure of U.S. Unemployment Stands at 17.5%

The official jobless rate excludes millions of people who have given up looking for work and part-time workers who want to be working full time. » Full Story on New York Times

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posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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Read this post people and get the truth about the unemployment rate.

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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Now if only the left wing news organisztions in this country would start putting out the real unemployment figures. Ha, it'll never happen with a Democratic president in office.

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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As obama tells Michelle, the girls and the dog every morning at breakfast: IT'S ALL BUSH'S FAULT....

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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It's ALL BUSH's FAULT that OBAMA is INCOMPETENT

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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And the republican billionares twiddle their thembs, over their scotch and sodas, because they cant play!! Its time to start taxing the ### out of these people so we can TAKE back our economy. Lets not let these bumbs take our country down. Bush and the boys sure tried too, and its going to take alot more than one year to fix the damage!!

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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The bad thing, he's talking about throwing more money away to create jobs that didn't work the last time. Where is the accountability for all that money? Where is the transparency?

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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Finally - now include all the construction sub-contractors and business people for one reason or another that have no or very little work who can't draw unemployment and the figure goes to maybe 25+%. After the retail figures come in and companies like Macy, Hertz, Goodyear, and half the strip malls, etc. go under this is going to compund. Tell you what America, we had better stop arguing and figuring this out real damn quick or we can Kiss our Asses Goodbye Forever as a Nation. In a different way this is absolutely as Deadly serious as WWII.

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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Oh, yes and FAILURE, I am glad to see that you have finally posted the correct word to describe yourself.

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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The New York Times - I can't believe you published this story. It's becoming evident now that even you can't avoid the truth anymore.

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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How dare you contradict the great one!!! You will be vetted by his allies in the major media outlets! The spinsters will turn you into an enemy of America for your insolence. You family will be drug through the mud and made to suffer and it will be YOUR fault for suggesting the messiah would lie to his people.

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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That sure is a lot higher than 10.2 % the other day!

I was guessing around 15% ....WOW

2010 2012 bye bye dems...

The tea party is coming to town!

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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Watch out NY times...O might attack you and make millions start to actually like you again!

He has done wonders for FOX!

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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Can you believe he still doesn't get it. That's because he's a blatent liar, does it with a straight face. No more blaming Mr. Bush, these are now all OBAMA and Chicago cronies making all these wonderful decisions. Does he know, we're not shocked at the outcome?

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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More great economic news

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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This more like reality!!! Thanks obummer!!! for saving over 5 trillion jobs with your porkulus!!!! and now, tanking industry with tax and raid, tanking health care with obumercare!! oh yeah your going down in history alright!!! as the lousiest president this country has ever had!!!!
your THE ONE alright, THE ONE THAT COLLAPSED A GREAT NATION!!!! you'll be remebered right up there with stallin, mousolini, hitler!!! yep that is your place in history!!!

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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oh damn, bet obummer was hoping to keep this under wraps for a few more months!!!!! WHAT A PHUCKING LIAR AND THIEF!!!

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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789 billion dollars in tax cuts to business probably would have been a better bet obummer!!! but that makes too goddamn much sense, a bullet train from california to las vegas will create or save 2 trillion more jobs!!! yeah ummmm, not buying it!!!

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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What a phucking looser!!! obummer resign PLEASE!!!! america is begging you to quit and move back to phucking kenya!!!! you can rule a third world country over there!!! leave ours the way you found it!!! a leader in the world!!!

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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Hurry pass another stimulus.....quick so we don't go over 8%. I promise if you have hope and want change.

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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to all of you on this post, I would like to point out one very frightening fact!!! many economists have predicted that our economy would collapse at 7 X GDP, iceland collapsed it's economy at 5XGDP............. we havent collapsed yet, and I am sure that obummer is wondering why??? so he taks on another 1.2 trillion, and spends another 500 billion becuase the first porkulus didnt work and just keeps piling it on until it does!!! then what?? well they have to have something to back their lousy obumerbill!!! guess what the only thing they can use to back it??? YOUR LAND!!!! you know the land you;ve had for generations, the land you have strived your whole life to finally own, GONE!!!!!!!! ok revealed the obummer plan from hell, now what are you going to do about it!!!

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oh I forgot to mention, our economy or debt I should say is currently at 7% and with a new round of porkulus, will break the bank!!!! How could they take your land??? well it's called iminent domain, states use it all the time for roads and development!!!! oh and besides fanny and freddie mac already own 55% of all of it anyway!!! only have to take 45% to make them whole!!! betcha money that is obummers plan and he might just succeed!!!

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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why do you think his butt ugly wife planted so much watermelon on the lawn? a victory garden? I hardly think so, they were trying to tell you what is coming!!!!

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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Not only is the actual jobless rate nearly twice the announced rate but the number of hours that the average worker works keeps going down. This makes nearly every worker in the US a part time employee. Yet the MSM and the Administration keep saying that the recession may be over, it is far from over it will still be getting worse for several more months.

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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mmmmm.mmmmmmm.mmmmmmmm. Barack Insane Obama. I know whats best to fix the mess, and blame the last party with the rest.....mmmmm.mmmmmmm.mmmmm.

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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Hers a thought, if you don't like it emigrate, only problem with that of course is that when the immigration folks at whatever your target country is see "American" on your documents "APPLICATION DENIED"
Guess you Yanks are really f-cked, it will be ten years before this economy fully recovers, and then if you are lucky you might get a job
a half what you were making before, and more than likely it won't include health care benefits.
The good times are officially over, the American dream went down the sh-tter after a 9/11.

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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Being in total control of all three branches of government gives the democrats everything they need to fix the problem. If the economy didn't immediately start turning around, then they just made stupid choices. A lot of stupid choices, obviously.

posted Nov 7, 2009 |
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