I do NOT believe that number. Unemployment must be guaged as the percentage of persons of a certain age group in good health

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David F Mayer — 3/28/2004 4:06:38 AM (archived)

who are not working. These persons are unemployed. Many working women with working spouses have simply gone back home to the kitchen.

In addition, there is a huge underemployment factor. Guys with PhDs driving taxicabs, for example.

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What's happening with the economy, 4th qtr... - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2004 5:20:31 AM
- All true, but the job situation is still very bad. If it does not improve, Bush will lose the election. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/26/2004 10:12:07 PM
  - The unemployment rate is 5.6 percent - Tom Brosz - 3/27/2004 2:59:27 AM
    - I do NOT believe that number. Unemployment must be guaged as the percentage of persons of a certain age group in good health - David F Mayer - 3/28/2004 4:06:38 AM
      - Look, you can cook the numbers until you're blue in the face - Tom Brosz - 3/28/2004 7:44:01 AM
        
        I am not interested in "cooking numbers", but the fact remains that unemployment is quite high. - David F Mayer - 3/28/2004 9:07:18 PM
        
        the fact remains - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2004 3:56:14 AM
        
        Not at all. It gives an INVARIANT way of looking at the picture. - David F Mayer - 3/29/2004 5:35:03 PM
        
        Statistics - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2004 4:32:22 AM
    - Does that include the people who have stopped looking? - Mary Anne - 3/27/2004 1:42:26 PM
      - re: people who have stopped looking - Tom Brosz - 3/27/2004 9:01:20 PM
        
        I have no idea. - Mary Anne - 3/28/2004 5:25:14 PM
        
        Marie Antoinette's serving cake again... - Fox - 3/28/2004 4:52:08 AM

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