tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post8726052180949606303..comments2023-10-26T05:15:25.444-05:00Comments on The Chicago Lampoon: AFSCME'S Spivak: Unemployment is 15%Chicago Lampoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156263304836143442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-82944215128134640542011-03-10T01:43:25.098-06:002011-03-10T01:43:25.098-06:00Yeah, one tenth of one percent, big fat hairy deal...Yeah, one tenth of one percent, big fat hairy deal, right? Seriously.<br /><br />We "fell off the map" under Bush, and there are many "99ers" under Obama who have fallen off. Unemployment runs out and so do your options. <br /><br />And the unemployment rate - nationally - was much less under Bush than it is now. Like 6%ish or so. Although back when it happened to us under Bush, I was reading in the papers that it was actually around 15% in Chicagoland. As usual, we were much higher than the national average.DarcsFalconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757804686134389853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-35649315806057780642011-03-09T15:46:24.210-06:002011-03-09T15:46:24.210-06:00I think you're right. I've had a feeling t...I think you're right. I've had a feeling that there is kind of a news blackout on how bad things really are, just to bolster Obama's re-election chances. Just look at how the media were all cheering last week when the reported unemployment rate supposedly went down from 9.0% to 8.9% -- that isn't even statistically significant, yet they were all cheering!Chicago Lampoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156263304836143442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-7270880099697660432011-03-09T10:18:44.621-06:002011-03-09T10:18:44.621-06:00These statistics and percentages are just to fool ...These statistics and percentages are just to fool people, there are thousands of people still loosing their job everyday.Staffing Supplierhttp://www.staffingmarketplace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-50342846763574149662011-03-07T00:55:00.172-06:002011-03-07T00:55:00.172-06:00When someone gets kicked off of unemployment, they...When someone gets kicked off of unemployment, they are no longer counted as being in the ranks of the unemployed. There is no longer anything to track them. They aren't getting a check of some kind, there isn't a way to measure them. They just become nameless, faceless, often homeless. <br /><br />So yes, unemployment is always higher than the numbers show, because there are so many that are simply no longer counted. They have ceased to exist in many ways.DarcsFalconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757804686134389853noreply@blogger.com