Phoenix and Arizona Unemployment Much Worse Than Previously Thought

[Dutchman01]

Originally Posted by Kimballette

Thank you. I understand the words. I do not understand what the poster meant. There is a difference.

I'm guessing they mean you'll survive as long as you are carbon neutral and earth friendly. We all gotta cut back ya' know. Tell me, just how do you feel about living in a hut?

[Dutchman01]

This is an old article but a good one. Anyone here want to share their feelings about this aspect of the arizona economy?


source (http://wsjclassroom.com/archive/05apr/econ_underground.htm - broken link)

The Underground Economy
Illegal Immigrants and Others Working Off the Books Cost the U.S. Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Unpaid Taxes

America has two economies: First, there's the legitimate economy, in which craftsmen are licensed and employers and employees pay taxes. Then there's the fast-growing underground economy, where millions of nannies, construction workers, landscapers and others are paid off the books, their incomes largely untaxed. Moderator cut: copyright issues

[observer53]

Originally Posted by Kimballette

Thank you. I understand the words. I do not understand what the poster meant. There is a difference.

Indeed. A person can't be "meager". It's a descriptive adjective for circumstances or inanimate objects, not people. "Thrifty", perhaps, but not meager. I'll assume that's what Enic meant.

[azriverfan.]

I read this article and it was interesting but I don't really see where this thread is going and it seems to have gone off course now.