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Winter storms to distort US jobless figures (HUH?)
Via Drudge ^
Posted on 03/01/2010 3:25:44 PM PST by Typical_Whitey
WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Larry Summers said on Monday winter blizzards were likely to distort U.S. February jobless figures, which are due to be released on Friday.
"The blizzards that affected much of the country during the last month are likely to distort the statistics. So it's going to be very important ... to look past whatever the next figures are to gauge the underlying trends," Summers said in an interview with CNBC, according to a transcript.
Construction activity was hit particularly hard by the storms, but many restaurants and stores also had to close, putting the brakes on hiring plans and temporarily throwing some employees out of work.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoeconomy; drudge; obama; snowmageddon
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Just when you think they can't lower the bar anymore here it comes. Obviously the numbers show a rise in Unemployment. So now its the snows fault? Wow imagine if George W. Bush had used the myriad of crisis that happened during his tenure to make excuses for everything Economic... Oh thats right those were the good ol days until the Democrats took over congress in the 2006 elections with their change mantra and thats when the country started falling apart.
To: Typical_Whitey
It’s snowing ... fire everyone quick. I wonder what rain does to the jobless numbers.
Makes sense to the deranged Obamites
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:27:15 PM PST
by
Tarpon
( ...Rude crude socialist Obama depends on ignorance to force his will on people)
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To: Typical_Whitey
I would have guessed that the snow storms would cut down on the number of people claiming unemployment. Harder to get to the unemployment office, power outages, etc.
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:29:38 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(Barack Hussein Obama yunikku khinaaziir!)
To: Typical_Whitey
so.... now the jobs numbers can be blamed on global warming (which caused the blizzards, dontcha know), and are thus Bush's fault,
hey, politics is easy!
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:29:50 PM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: Typical_Whitey
Just so I have it right....The snow storm, caused by Global Warming, will cause the unemployment figures to rise.
....And this summer, warm weather, also due to Global Warming, will cause the unemployment figures to rise.
OK, I’ve got it now.
To: Typical_Whitey
Larry Summers is an idiot and a retard disguised under the neon sign of “economist”.
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:31:26 PM PST
by
cranked
To: Typical_Whitey
Sounds like a preemptive strike before the bad news.
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:31:33 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin!)
To: Typical_Whitey
I wonder how bad these numbers are going to be since they are already spinning them this far in advance?
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:31:42 PM PST
by
jim35
(Tea Party former Republican)
To: Tarpon
They will blame sunspots next.
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:32:54 PM PST
by
sfimom
To: sfimom
Nah, First the snow, then the Jooooz, then the bicycle riders, then the sunspots!
Be well
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:34:11 PM PST
by
MindBender26
(Prezdet Obama is what you get when you let the O.J. jury select a president !)
To: Typical_Whitey
a better headline would be: “Summers complains about winters”
To: jessduntno
Everyone would have blamed Bush for the snow. According to the lib mind...snow is white...therefore....it’s a racist weather phenomena that directly threatens Obammy.
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:34:59 PM PST
by
Dallas59
(President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
To: Typical_Whitey
lies just more lies to change the facts....
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:35:19 PM PST
by
blueyon
(The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
To: Typical_Whitey
Globull warming apparently predicted that February would be warm, sunny and bursting with green shoots and jobs.
Oops. Wrong again.
Globull warming fail. Marxist fail.
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:35:26 PM PST
by
paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality.)
To: Typical_Whitey
Go back to sleep Larry. Nobody cares what you think.
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:35:39 PM PST
by
Swing_Thought
(The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance. - Benjamin Franklin)
To: BookmanTheJanitor
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:37:51 PM PST
by
Misterioso
(To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion. -- Ayn Rand)
To: sfimom
You can’t fix stupid and these people are to top shelf stupid.
They think they are addressing a bunch of shoeless ignorant Kenyans, as long as the lame stream media parrot is still wheezing.
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:39:45 PM PST
by
Tarpon
( ...Rude crude socialist Obama depends on ignorance to force his will on people)
To: Typical_Whitey
Lies... lies... lies... lies... lies... lies... lies... lies... lies.
LLS
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:41:00 PM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(hussama will never be my president... NEVER!)
To: Typical_Whitey; blue-duncan; P-Marlowe
Guy at the unemployment line: “So they says to me, they does: “It’s snowin’ outside so you’re fired. We feel we haven’t been paying our fair share of unemployment, and this snow gives us a dandy reason to catch up.”
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:44:18 PM PST
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who support our troops pray for their victory!)
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