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I'm no mathematician, but I think that an improving economy means more jobs, therefore ending the need for extended unemployment benefits. Unless the left are lying about it all....which seems to be the case.
Better was never equal to perfect. Just because your car runs well does not rule out auto insurance.
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I'm no mathematician, but I think that an improving economy means more jobs, therefore ending the need for extended unemployment benefits.
Unless the left are lying about it all....which seems to be the case.
your lack of understanding is sad.
Just because the economy is improving doesnt mean everyone has a job. You seem to be an absolutist, Which i never understand. You realize that when the economy is bad that only some people become unemployed, but you seem to believe that when it is improving that everyone should be able to get a job.
It's not always about you specifically in an open discussion.
Didn't say it was about me. I'm one of the lucky employed ones. Lucky that a former boss who is my age and was familiar with my skills needed those skills when the hot shot 20-something he had working for him jumped ship.
And anyway, it's all about momonkey who says he has a great job, so clearly all older folks can get jobs except for all the lazy drunks.
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George Will says if the labor participation rate was the same today as it was in 2009 the unemployment rate would be 11.5%.
And if we counted participation rate the way George Will wanted us to on both ends, it would still mean the unemployment rate dropped by 3% since 2009.
What Will is doing is changing the goal post on one end, but not the other and hoping no one notices.
For all the partisan sniping, I think this is an area where it would be possible to get a deal done -- the Republican congressional leadership has expressed willingness to extend benefits as long as the cost is offset with other spending cuts, while the Democratic leadership has so far been unwilling to do that. I don't really see the Republicans moving from their stance that any extension needs to be paid for and not added to the debt, but I think it is possible that the Democrats decide that there is some current spending that matters less to them than this does.......granted I don't think it will happen due to the polarized political environment but it's not completely unfeasible and if the two parties weren't at such a low point in terms of cooperation and trust then it likely would have happened already.
The one set of numbers that stood out in that hit piece was out of a workforce of 147 million adults, 116 million had full time jobs. Not a bad figure for these times.
Look.....get real. There will never be a time in America where every adult has a full time job. those days are over. All the European economies have been rebuilt since WWII by now so we'll never be the pre-eminent world producer any more. Plus there are 3rd world countries coming on line that can make things better and cheaper.
But of course to you, all our national challenges were non existant until the Kenyan got into the White House.
You demand he fix everything right now while you do everything in your power to hamstring every effort made.
I didn't ask if you could make up partisan crapola. I asked you to explain how you use the published 7% as a reliable indicator of economic health.
It depends if they are seeking work or not. A stay at home mom shouldn't be counted as unemployed even if she isn't working.
Why not?
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