Jobless "recovery" continues

[REDWAVE]

The most important news story of the day:

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/13/business/13JOBS.html

I see capitalism is becoming more egalitarian is one respect, at least: the suffering and misery it causes are being spread around more widely and broadly.

 

[A Desert Rose]

Hi there. I have nothing of substance to add... have not read your link yet. ;-) Just, Hi to you.

 

[A Desert Rose]

Oh bullshit pal, I have to fill out a form to read this? Is some online leftist going to be able to track my online reading adventures?

 

[REDWAVE]

Hi

Hey, baby. I'll be happy to read the article to you, if you wish.

 

[A Desert Rose]

Bet you read beautifully too. But I filled out that goofy form and am now reading.... I might be able to make an intelligent comment or 2 when I am done.... Ah, don't count on it though. I am still groggy. ~smile~

 

[A Desert Rose]

Ah, I see I am winning you over

So your point with this article is what? That it's not all bad news and that in the next year, "barring an unexpected shock" the job market will improve due to capitalism working? And holy cow---- an unemployment rate of 5.6% is absolutely wonderful. I am sure you would agree with me.

Walk around the malls and restaurants in our lovely town, REDWAVE. How many "hiring now" signs do you see? I see dozens all over here.

Good that I filled out this form. I am sure it will mean tons more email.... No one writes me so I live for this junk mail folder I have.
hehehe.....

 

[REDWAVE]

Differing views, but . . .

Well, I see we have different takes on the article, Rosie. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. But I do greatly appreciate the fact that you never state your opinions in an insulting or overbearing way.

Unlike some people.

 

[A Desert Rose]

Oh I do too.... LOL But many preceive sarcastic wit as being patronizing or insulting. I am glad, however that you do not.

We don't have to agree on anything except that I like almond biscottis and we can still be friends.

 

[SINthysist]

I'm not clicking on the link you communist cocksucker !

 

[REDWAVE]

Yeah, go read NewsMax, you capitalist cuntlapper.

 

[A Desert Rose]

Gentleman please

I have to cover my eyes.....

 

[SINthysist]

Name caller! You sure you aren't a Democrat 'cause you sweet talk like one and post articles from their mothership's official newsletter..

 

[REDWAVE]

You badmouthin' the Grey Lady, the U.S.'s newspaper of record? Why, that's downright un-American, boy! Every source has some kind of slant, of course, but for objective reporting and journalistic integrity, I'd rank the "mothership's official newsletter" way above NewsMax.

No comparison, even.

 

[A Desert Rose]

You both are missing the boat on the mothership is The Onion, for all your intellectual meanderings.....

 

[SINthysist]

If you call me an intilectual lectual, intell, if you say that again, I'll kick your fawking arse !

 

[p_p_man]

During our Thatcher years...

God curse her and all who follow her, the jobless total in the UK went down quite steadily because the way the unemployment figures were analysed was amended about 35 times.

F'rinstance, they took unemployed people on job seeking courses off the unemployment reguister.

Bingo...a healthy and much lauded reduction in the figures...

Trouble is those 35 odd adjustments have never been restored to their original status. So our present unemployed figures are very much open to doubt...

ppman

 

[Saint Peter]

You badmouthin' the Grey Lady, the U.S.'s newspaper of record? Why, that's downright un-American, boy!

Damn UNION newspaper on top of all of that. The nerve of them.

 

[SINthysist]

I think most of the numbers our government produces are gimmicks, phonies, manipulations...

And they always need a correction.

Odd.

 

[REDWAVE]

Numbers

For obvious reasons, the unemployment figures are subject to heavy manipulation for political purposes. The 5.6% figure (which Rosie thinks is so great, and I think is horrendous) doesn't include "discouraged workers" (those who've given up even looking for work) and the underemployed (i.e., part-time workers who'd prefer to work full-time). When those groups are added in, the true unemployment figure is probably about TWICE the "official" one.

But hey, prosperity is right around the corner . .