Comments on: How Official Economic Numbers Have Deceived Us http://donklephant.com/2008/12/07/how-official-economic-numbers-have-deceived-us/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: James Raider http://donklephant.com/2008/12/07/how-official-economic-numbers-have-deceived-us/comment-page-1/#comment-428366 James Raider Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:59:48 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=11758#comment-428366 TAKE BACK CONTROL OF MONEY The American economy rests on the back of the American worker and consumer. Taxpayers own the government and currency is only a tool enabling commerce. Take charge of it. Get it working for you, not against you. http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/12/revising-government-relationship-to.html Once this is done, the other problems will resolve naturally, including home owners making their mortgage payments. TAKE BACK CONTROL OF MONEY

The American economy rests on the back of the American worker and consumer. Taxpayers own the government and currency is only a tool enabling commerce.

Take charge of it. Get it working for you, not against you.

http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/12/revising-government-relationship-to.html

Once this is done, the other problems will resolve naturally, including home owners making their mortgage payments.

]]> By: Jim S http://donklephant.com/2008/12/07/how-official-economic-numbers-have-deceived-us/comment-page-1/#comment-428194 Jim S Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:20:23 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=11758#comment-428194 Of course U6 is the truly meaningful number if you want a real feel for the employment picture in the country. I was speaking to a conservative at work a couple of weeks back who didn't even understand that the "official" unemployment number was a very limited picture and didn't want to believe me even after I explained everything it left out. That kind of ignorance is one of the things that leads people to be so blase about recessions and other economic downturns so long as they aren't among those who have lost their jobs. He also had no idea what it cost to buy your own health insurance nowadays or how much private insurers spent on administrative overhead versus government programs. Of course U6 is the truly meaningful number if you want a real feel for the employment picture in the country. I was speaking to a conservative at work a couple of weeks back who didn’t even understand that the “official” unemployment number was a very limited picture and didn’t want to believe me even after I explained everything it left out. That kind of ignorance is one of the things that leads people to be so blase about recessions and other economic downturns so long as they aren’t among those who have lost their jobs. He also had no idea what it cost to buy your own health insurance nowadays or how much private insurers spent on administrative overhead versus government programs.

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