And the reason RJ doesn't show a spreadsheet is because he has none. These days, the way most people approach economics, climate change, Y2K, or whatever is by first choosing a belief, and then calling any numbers that disagree with the beliefs 'number games'.
How to handle people like this? When I run into them outside the Freerepublic, I usually end up saying "I don't need any new workers right now but I'll call you if something opens up".