Posted on 12/25/2009 9:28:02 AM PST by FromLori
(which is too low because it doesn’t count the self-employed who can’t make a living in this economy),
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It doesn’t count them, it doesn’t count those who are working part time because they can’t find full time work, it doesn’t count those who are earning less than half what they used to earn, it doesn’t count recent college grads who are settling for jobs that used to be done by eighth grade dropouts. It is one of the most deceitful figures the government gives out. I see no chance of returning any time soon to the real employment level that used to characterize the bottom of a recession but now represents “the good old days”.
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