[G Larry]

When the measured workforce shrinks and folks are deemed to no longer be “looking for work”, they are no longer counted as “unemployed”.

This is a political lie to improve prospects in the 2014 midterms.

[cuban leaf]

This is a political lie to improve prospects in the 2014 midterms.

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But eventually they have the problem that Obama is having right now: When enough people are experiencing the opposite of what you are preaching, the public’s loss of trust in your words reaches critical mass. You become a laughing stock to more than just your political enemies.

This is only going to get worse for those who depend on the public believing those numbers.