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    America’s 20% Unemployment Rate

    America’s 20% Unemployment Rate
    By Carlton Meyer
    Apr/06/2009

    Measuring unemployment is an art that can result in widely varied rates. Not surprisingly, the U.S. Government uses a method that excludes millions of Americans seeking employment. This lower rate is used to prove that America’s economic system is superior to those in Europe. Their higher unemployment rates are blamed on unions and socialism, which guarantee workers health care and paid vacations. The implication is that while many American workers lack such benefits, at least they have jobs. This argument is faulty since unemployment is measured differently.

    In the USA, 35% of healthy Americans ages 16-64 are unemployed, but what does that word mean? Millions of women are unemployed as they choose to stay home to raise families. Nevertheless, 25% of healthy American men ages 16-64 are unemployed, yet the U.S. Government reports an unemployment rate of just 8.1%.[1]

    The 25% rate is from an annual federal survey last conducted in June 2008, well before the current economic slump added millions to the “officialâ€
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    In the USA, 35% of healthy Americans ages 16-64 are unemployed, but what does that word mean? Millions of women are unemployed as they choose to stay home to raise families. Nevertheless, 25% of healthy American men ages 16-64 are unemployed, yet the U.S. Government reports an unemployment rate of just 8.1%.[1]
    And we need undocumented immigrants and more visa overstays, correct? I think not!

    And at what percentage are we in a DEPRESSION. Is it 30%? Stop, don't buy if you can wait on a purchase. Send our government a "zero bucks" message.

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    NYT has an interesting graphic on all the foreign workers in this country at http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...mc=th#view=all
    They also have a long article about high-tech workers at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/bu...html?th&emc=th
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    Figures lie and liars figure. This is as lousy a distortion of the data as what the government does. First of all, most 16-18 year old kids are still in school, so if they are primarily students. Another large segment of young people are in college or some other form of post-high school education and training. Many other people retire before age 65. I did. There are how many homeless people? So what is the percentage once these numbers are calculated? I do not trust the data presented and I do not trust the method used. But hey, that's me. Suppose I am wrong and these numbers are correct. That is all the more reason to reduce legal immigration under the visa program and eliminate illegal immigration altogether.
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    Exactly!
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    Glad you're back, AS7.....missed your postings!

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    carolinamtnwoman writes:
    Glad you're back, AS7.....missed your postings!
    Me too
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