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Bad News for Dems: Black Unemployment at Record Low
Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | January 5, 2017 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 01/05/2018 11:12:35 AM PST by Kaslin

RUSH: From CNBC: “Black Unemployment Rate Falls to Record Low — Unemployment among black workers is at its lowest since at least the early 1970s, when the government began tracking the data. The black unemployment rate of 6.8% in December was the lowest since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking it in 1972, a year in which the rate ranged from 11.2% to 9.4%. In the 45 years the data has been tracked, the unemployment rate for black or African-American workers aged 16 years and older has never fallen below 7%.”

Now, to fall below 7% under Barack Hussein Obama or under George W. Bush or under Bill Clinton or under the promised presidency of Hillary Rodham Clinton? When did this happen? It happened in the last 12 months! Now, what happened in the last 12 months? Some moron who doesn’t know anything about what he’s doing, who is a childlike and who a 100% say is unfit for office did it — or was presiding when it happened. What an idiot. What an abject idiot. I guarantee you, the Democrat Party is gonna look at this (chuckles) and they’re not gonna find anything to celebrate here.

And you African-Americans had better pay attention to me when I tell you this, ’cause this is not something that people you vote for are gonna celebrate. This is not good news for the Democrat Party, that black unemployment is falling. That’s something to be very wary and perhaps panicked about. And all of you Democrat-voting African-Americans had better not ignore me on this. Your patrons are not happy about this.


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To: Pearls Before Swine

It’s BS numbers just like the inflation numbers.
Doesn’t make a flying “f” who’s in the white house.

Government lies. Period!


21 posted on 01/05/2018 12:22:44 PM PST by Original Lurker
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To: Kaslin

As an aside, in today’s broadcast RUSH also mentioned this website: INTELLECTUAL TAKEOUT in regards to Trump/Bannon
http://www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/trump-vs-bannon-have-you-ever-met-billionaire

The entire site is an interesting read.


22 posted on 01/05/2018 12:36:51 PM PST by V K Lee (Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken. - Donald J. Trump)
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To: Kaslin

Good news for blacks. But what about others? The workforce participation rate remained at 62.7%, .2% less than when Trump took office when it was 62.9%.


23 posted on 01/05/2018 1:47:07 PM PST by joesbucks
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To: be-baw
"I thought it had become widely accepted among conservatives that numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics are flawed because they don’t include people who have dropped out of he work force. Is there any reason to believe these numbers truly show actual unemployment numbers now?"

You mean U6, that is coming down, as this economy is smoking along to the point were those folks are getting back in the workforce. IMHO that is huge.

24 posted on 01/05/2018 1:48:01 PM PST by taildragger ("Do you hear the people Singing? Singing the Song of Angry Men!")
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To: Dustoff45

They won’t care. Guess how the large majority of blacks will continue to vote.


25 posted on 01/05/2018 1:54:58 PM PST by Luke21
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To: Kaslin

Blacks will still vote well over 90% for rats.


26 posted on 01/05/2018 1:56:48 PM PST by jpsb (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
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To: Kaslin
2 things...

Their was a link over on CTH yesterday with a DNC wonk at a rubber chicken diner type symposium discussing "the challenges" that this tax cut poses to them as millenials were fickle voters last cycle and this may sway them to vote "R", and you could here and see by his weasel words and body language they are phiting their sants.

2nd, my guess this is even true in Detroit. The city is on a major comeback and those their I knew helping people get in the work force could sense it as well, they wouldn't come right out and say it, but they were upbeat. Add the tax cuts to those getting back in the work force and how can this not translate to support, possibly not in 18' but for PDJT in 20' for sure IMHO...

27 posted on 01/05/2018 1:58:21 PM PST by taildragger ("Do you hear the people Singing? Singing the Song of Angry Men!")
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To: Dustoff45
"Best way to get folks off of the plantation"

Most blacks do not want off the plantation, they hate whitey no matter what.

28 posted on 01/05/2018 1:58:55 PM PST by jpsb (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
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To: Kaslin

This one turned nasty very fast!


29 posted on 01/05/2018 2:29:19 PM PST by rdb3 (I'm worthless to one, but priceless to two. Who am I?)
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To: FreedomNotSafety

Adults = 248,000,000
Private business employees = 124,000,000

This ratio reminds me of the days when the husband worked and the wife stayed at home. Things have changed, but like in a game of musical chairs.


30 posted on 01/05/2018 2:34:06 PM PST by rightwingcrazy
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To: Kaslin

Like the economy and all other good news, the Democrats will lie their way through 1918 until the elections, repeating over and over and over again that this is the OBAMA economy.

The MSM will pickup on that and repeat it over and over and over again so by November the average Joe Schmuck in the street will believe it.

Seen it time and again.


31 posted on 01/06/2018 1:03:23 PM PST by VeniVidiVici
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To: DoodleDawg
Fair enough. When's the trend going to start?

Got any ideas or just like to whine?

32 posted on 01/06/2018 1:05:12 PM PST by VeniVidiVici
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To: VeniVidiVici
Like the economy and all other good news, the Democrats will lie their way through 1918

LOL! Gosh, I lost a century :)

33 posted on 01/06/2018 1:06:41 PM PST by VeniVidiVici
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To: VeniVidiVici
Got any ideas or just like to whine?

Got any answers or just like to be annoying?

34 posted on 01/06/2018 4:13:59 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Kaslin; DoodleDawg; Dustoff45; I want the USA back
Well that stat lasted only a month. Black unemployment was skyrocketing even as Trump was making his SOTU. Up almost a percentage point from the month before. Maybe Jay Z had a better feel about happenings in the black community.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/02/trump-news-black-unemployment-gets-worse.html

35 posted on 02/02/2018 1:08:49 PM PST by joesbucks
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