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cornermouse

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Fri Feb-04-05 06:16 PM
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Who ARE these people who keep

telling us that the recent employment figures didn't meet their projections, lower than they thought, and are disappointing. You would think that they should have realized what false optimism looks like by now.

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EST

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Fri Feb-04-05 06:21 PM
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1. 'Tis a very common technique that is supposed to

unload the lie that is coming.

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sbj405

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Fri Feb-04-05 06:22 PM
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2. The same ones who say that 146k is the same as the 200k they hoped for

uh nope. not even close. 73% of your goal. yeah, that's a C-.

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tubbacheez

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Fri Feb-04-05 06:22 PM
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3. Everybody is only as good as their information is.

Even if they don't trust the Bush administration's numbers, they need to use *somebody's* numbers in order to do their jobs. Garbage in, garbage out. But if your job is to make some kind of projection, all you can do is try your best with whatever info you get.

It's not like predicting the future is easy or anything. ;)

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hiley

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Fri Feb-04-05 06:25 PM
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4. They are the real

"Morans"

Okay, I know that is mean. It is just that they are so slow and stubborn. After there is a Crash they might, just might get it then.

:think:

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EVDebs

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Fri Feb-04-05 06:31 PM
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5. Investigate the labor force participation rate...people are just dropping

Edited on Fri Feb-04-05 06:33 PM by EVDebs

out from looking for work, and that keeps the unemployment rate lower than it 'probably' should be...BTW, just to keep up with population growth of about 2% annually (290 million pop) we need around 150k per month job growth.

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