[olliemb]

please explain to me where the democrats get their data about the 3.3 million jobs lost and the worst unemployment since Hoover? You are the second freeper that reports these remarkable numbers so why do the democrats say what they say?

[xzins]

They report only the numbers of jobs that no longer exist. They don't report those that have been gained.

Let's say IBM canceled 5000 jobs and Ford canceled 5000 jobs in factory production during the recession. That's a running total of 10000 jobs that were lost. Now let's say that IBM & Ford, now that the recession is over, each hire 6000 people in automated technology/design.

You and I would talk about the net gain of 2000 jobs.

A democrat would say that you lost 10000 jobs.

It's like ONLY reporting the run scored by your opponent during a baseball game.

Those keeping a running total of lost jobs would say that we

[xzins]

They report only the numbers of jobs that no longer exist. They don't report those that have been gained.

Let's say IBM canceled 5000 jobs and Ford canceled 5000 jobs in factory production during the recession. That's a running total of 10000 jobs that were lost. Now let's say that IBM & Ford, now that the recession is over, each hire 6000 people in automated technology/design.

You and I would talk about the net gain of 2000 jobs.

A democrat would say that you lost 10000 jobs.

It's like ONLY reporting the runs scored by your opponent during a baseball game.

You and I would both wonder how many runs our team scored.