[Harmless Teddy Bear]

You have provided no examples. You have provided data points of dubious origin that are subsets of subsets and attempted to extrapolate proof that somehow things are worse now then they were.

If you don't know why that is wrong then you are too ignorant to even be discussing the matter.

I suggest at least one class in statistics and one class in economics. Then maybe you will be better equipped to understand.

As to my figures, look them up. They are all there.

[sevry]

data points of dubious origin

Fine. Take any one of those examples that I gave you. Why do you disagree? Why would you imagine the numbers to be any different? Tell me.

[nopardons]

The "make it all up to suit one's agenda and/or post lie after lie" posters are the ones who ignore and/or lie about FACTS posted by others. Isn't that interesting?