To: cohokie
we have this debate every time. the household numbers count someone who says "i have a job", when what they really do is sell stuff on EBAY. they also count people who are consultants, but spend 6 months actually receiving a salary, and 6 months of the year trying to find their next position.
To: oceanview
It also counts me. I work every day but I happen to work for myself now, and not on EBAY. I dropped off of the payroll data when I left the Fed Gov (happy day) but I immediately started a new full time job.
It also counts the guy who did a fantastic job on tiling my floors last month.
Even if you discount the household numbers by HALF, we're still talking about 300K jobs.
189 posted on
08/06/2004 7:03:13 AM PDT by
HRoarke
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To: oceanview
the household numbers count someone who says "i have a job", when what they really do is sell stuff on EBAY.
Hey, I sell stuff on eBay and make far more than I ever could have believed. Just bought a Lexus and am building a new dream home with the profits.
I finally became so overwhelmed with eBay orders and the interface that I had to put up an ecommerce site.
193 posted on
08/06/2004 7:04:51 AM PDT by
zencat
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