Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
One from an official gov. site with statistics and verifiable documents in further links. The other from a spin factory, that is funded by George Soros.
You mean polifact is a george soros website? Crap. So much for impartiality. ...
“We made it very clear at our announcement that (our number) was not half of all the jobs out there, though it is an interesting parallel,†Walker said.
In short, Walker, the state GOP and the others touting the national numbers are making a flawed comparison. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does separate national and state-by-state studies, each with different parameters and margins of error. The agency says it’s wrong to mix the two estimates -- a warning included as a footnote on the documents themselves.
Here’s how they put it:
"State estimation procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each individual state. (The bureau) independently develops the national employment series and does not force state estimates to sum to national totals nor vice versa.
"Because each state series is subject to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, summing them cumulates individual state levels errors and can cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these statistical limitations, (the bureau) does not compile a ‘sum of states’ employment series and cautions users that such a series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure."
In short, the bureau says you can’t accurately use the individual state jobs reports to make a national comparison. Or even shorter: Don’t do it.
The misrepresentation spin machine is in full tilt by the Walker administration because the senate recall election is this coming week!
Is there anyone more repulsive to the sensibilities of enlightened Americans than that simpleton Walker? The people of that state, people who know him best, are disgusted with what he represents. They are disgusted with the GOP in WI. BUYER'S REMORSE is severe in the state of WI.
Pubs do nothing but misrepresent, but with the recall elections looming, pathetic people like Walker are facing dire futures.
You mean polifact is a george soros website? Crap. So much for impartiality. ...
1) Where is the substantiation that Soros has anything to do with Politifacts?
2) Where is the evidence that Soros has biased Politifacts views? I see lots of "barely trues" and "falses" and they're not just Republicans.
My understanding PolitiFact is operated by the St. Petersburg Times , a Florida newspaper, and has no connection with Soros -- or any other left-leaning billionaires.
So Wisconsin gained a bunch of jobs - just not half of the jobs gained in the country this month? Those bastards.
LOL!
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Excellent observation
