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Old 06-06-2011, 04:12 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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Genius, adjusted for inflation wages have not went up in 30 years. In fact they've gone down.


YouTube - ‪The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class‬‏

Because they are learning the illegals can and will do the middle class labor jobs, for an 1/8 of the cost.
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Old 06-06-2011, 06:37 PM
 
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This is what the Obama admin wants. Americans to work for minimum wage so we are forced to lower the bar of lifestyles.
Yep, Obama wanted the USA to be more like Europe so now we will have double digit unemployment/underemployment/given up on employment just like Europe.

Obama: Winning the Future.
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Old 06-06-2011, 06:39 PM
 
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When was the policy/formula changed?
A few months ago.
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Averages wages have gone up since Obama took office.
They also went up during the Bush years..
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Old 06-06-2011, 06:46 PM
 
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Link please.
US Government Changes Unemployment Metric | insignificant thoughts (http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2010/12/30/us-government-changes-unemployment-metric/ - broken link)
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Old 06-06-2011, 06:50 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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That's why I go by Shadowstats. They follow the same formula going back to pre 1994.

Shadowstats has UE at about 22%.
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Old 06-06-2011, 07:28 PM
 
Location: Blankity-blank!
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Yep, Obama wanted the USA to be more like Europe so now we will have double digit unemployment/underemployment/given up on employment just like Europe.

Obama: Winning the Future.
West Europeans have a high standard of living with good wages. If you knew anything about Europe you would be astonished to say the least.
But keep your mouth running on empty!
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Old 06-07-2011, 05:07 AM
 
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We have an unemployment rate of 25%?
Yes... Quite possibly 28%...
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Old 06-07-2011, 06:40 AM
 
Location: Long Island
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what's even worse is the inflation rate..certainly not the 2% that the government is telling everyone

closer to 15%
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Old 06-07-2011, 07:08 AM
 
Location: Wisconsin
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About 6.2 million Americans, 45.1 percent of all unemployed workers in this country, have been jobless for more than six months - a higher percentage than during the Great Depression.
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Old 06-07-2011, 07:10 AM
 
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what's even worse is the inflation rate..certainly not the 2% that the government is telling everyone

closer to 15%
And the lies of our central planners continue...
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