Posted on 08/13/2010 7:19:54 PM PDT by Nachum
In late 2009, when high rates of unemployment began looking like a sad fact of life for the foreseeable future, the media started looking for ways to put a positive spin on the situation. Sure, many had predicted the next great depression when unemployment stood at around 6 percent in 2008, but with Democrats in control of the White House and Congress, a number of reporters suddenly found the recession's many silver linings. (Snip) Now the New York Times is celebrating the fact that the 90.5 percent of those who are employed are seeing a pleasant rise in their wages.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
NYT is still relevant? =.=
We need to get that unemployment chart from google that was here yesterday anbd post it all over the place.
Unemployment was 5.6 percent when Bush was president and AFTER Obambi too office and AFTER the stimulus spending it goes up to 10 percent.
BTTT
These are the same folks that give Paul Krugman a paycheck for being utterly wrong week after week.
hahaha ...well the nations is paying for it not them..any idea how much more NY has recieved from nations in past 8 years
When the workers are paying to feed you and your family while you do nothing... Yes, that is a pretty good deal.
The US Chamber of Commerce with its open borders agenda will rejoice when the average income here is $147.00 per month like Red China.
Krugman... Yes, but Krugman is not as stupid as you might think. He figured out that all he had to do is spout gibberish and the leftist loons would pay for him to do so.
Can the benefits of homelessness and AIDS be far behind?
I think this is extremely racist because the NY times knows that most of the unemployed are white.
...and if I’m wrong they’re still racist because I say so.
( I’m trying out this new stupid-in-a-can I bought: just add liberal logic.)
The Old Grey Hag has been senile for years.
The New York Times is a pile of excrement.
U6 @ 17%
bttt
bump
I’d like to know which workers are seeing their pay increase! Several people I know have had to take pay cuts to remain employed, granted, not large ones, but pay cuts just the same.
I don’t know of many employers handing out raises.
Great visual aids!
The Federal Government.
How many of these are seeing the ‘pleasant’ pay raises in their new min wage jobs?
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