Why the official 8.3% unemployment rate is phony — and what it means for Obama’s reelection

The American ^ | 02/06/2012 | James Pethoukoukis

[LibLieSlayer]

I could not get the link to load from work. I do know this... 4 years ago it took 120 Japanese Yen to buy a dollar... today it takes 80 Yen to buy a dollar... the Japanese economy is and has been in the crapper for a decade... but obammy, pelosi and reid... along with the republican leadrship have continued to spend our money faster than it can be printed... and every dollar spent today lessens the value of a dollar in circulation... no one will stop it... no one will speak of it... and no one will change it.

LLS

[CMAC51]

132.9 million Americans employed in December. 130.4 million Americans employed in January. The stated unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percent and 243,000 jobs were created. Even people that went to government schools should be able to see that the math doesn’t add up.

[riri]

How long can people keep fooling themselves? Gas today, here in Wake County,NC, is up to $3.65 at some stations. Up nearly a dime in the past few weeks. You can feel the malaise in the air. Every strip mall has multiple empty storefronts, some have been vacant for years. In our small city, once the fastest growing in NC, all signs of growth have halted. Weeds overtake landing sites once mapped out for new retail spaces. We have entire strip malls – that stand vacant—built just before the Obamanation and they’ve never had an occupant. The only new businesses in town are banks and second hand stores.

How long can people pretend this is normal?

[Rich21IE]

Hmm, maybe, maybe not; check:http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2843109/posts