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To: Captain Peter Blood

Yes its all an illusion. 18%-20% is the true unemployment rate. There are 140 million people in this country of employment age and 92 million are out of work. How is that 5.6 % unemployment? 1 in 5 people are on foodstamps. If it was not for welfare, unemployment insurance and food stamps there would be soup lines a mile long on every corner.

The real indicator of what is happening is the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) and its looking bleak. We are in a global meltdown.


48 posted on 12/23/2014 8:06:19 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
You said...
“Yes its all an illusion. 18%-20% is the true unemployment rate. There are 140 million people in this country of employment age and 92 million are out of work. How is that 5.6 % unemployment? 1 in 5 people are on foodstamps. If it was not for welfare, unemployment insurance and food stamps there would be soup lines a mile long on every corner.”

There is a difference in how the elected class and media class view the economy and how average American’s are viewing it.

Although the drop in gas prices might provide some relief,albeit temporarily

52 posted on 12/23/2014 9:03:13 AM PST by LMAO (("Begging hands and Bleeding hearts will only cry out for more"...Anthem from Rush))
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