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kitler53 on 31 March 2011
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ssj12 said:
kitler53 said:
ssj12 said:

And Obama keeps saying the economy is getting better and unemployment is going down. It is obvious this restructure is to reduce the effect of the depression we are in.


but there has been growth of the economy and unemployment has gone down ...


Yes, and Toyota, Honda, GM, and several others (But Ford), didn't just shut down their plants due to not being able to get parts from Japan. Basically, they just laid off thousands of workers. And if your curious, the only thing Ford can't make due to the whole Japan catastrophe is red and black painted vehicles.

Also, I had a discussion with Naz about unemployment. The weekly/monthly reported numbers are fake. Once a person gives up and stops claiming unemployment, mostly due to the fact they no longer get a check (like me), you are instantly dropped from the percentage reported as unemployed. Ron Paul and had a discussion with the Federal Reserve Chairman about the real number, which is 20%.

there is no way to prove what the "real" unemployment is and really it doesnt' even matter because the definition hasn't changed ... the "real" unemployment has always and forever been higher than the reported unemployment.

that's a real great conspericy theory you've got there but my company has gone from a hireing freeze to laying off about 10% of the company to no hiring almost 10% above the pre-economic-collapse levels.  and we're doing that because there is increased consumer spending to justify the work.

like it or not things are turning around.  it might not be better for you personally as you said you have given up looking for a job and therefore must be unemployed but as a whole things are starting to look up.