Comments on: The Sham of our Current Unemployment Rate Numbers: Lessons from the Great Depression: Part X. Data Mining.

By: Mel

Mel — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:23:55 +0000

Hey Dutch Trader. Is John Williams still a little too “tin foil hat” for you? Bet your rethinking that. You don’t know 1 in 10? Still? What world are you living in?

By: noheadinclouds

noheadinclouds — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:28:20 +0000

To: “dutchtrader”
A man is in a room with five doors. He opens four doors and sees a cute puppy behind each door. He tells all that there are cute puppies behind all doors in life. The only problem is that behind the fifth door is a MAN EATING LION. So much for our personal experiences being the only way of the world.

By: David B.

David B. — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:57:15 +0000

I never knew what to think about it until this year. I was completely in the dark as to how to process the unemployment situation… until I read your article. It really fits in with so many other things I’ve been noticing lately about the economy.

However, I believe it’s not all the government’s fault. At the heart of it all is lust for wealth. It just so happened that we recently had a President who came from a BIG money background. Generally, I would say that the CEOs of these major banks and such have been showing their clownish-yet-evil natures perfectly lately in the midst of our recent crises. They, and types just like them, have been corroding the layers of this country away for a lot longer than most people realize — you’re gonna have to go A LOT further back than the Great Depression to find the root of it.

Anyway, I’m glad I stumbled upon this article. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out in the future!

By: michael

michael — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:09:11 +0000

Yea wealth is destroyed because when you buy toys, tvs, vacations and other consumer items the people that take your money for these items put it in a furnace this furnace burns the money this generates heat and causes alot of the global warming we have been seeing recently

By: Dee

Dee — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:32:05 +0000

I have to agree with AnnScott. I’ve been having this same discussion for about three weeks now. During the Great Depression, we didn’t have Social Security, nor did we have Welfare. I don’t know if those receiving welfare are included in these numbers, but if not….they should be. There are too many programs out there that allow the numbers to be distorted. We’ve been in a recession for two years and are quickly heading for a depression. The volume of people seeking employment is overwhelming. I’ve been doing some recruitment consulting since I got laid off four months ago and the amount of people apply for these positions is huge.

And yes, Jes….I did garden this year. I canned over 100 quarts of green beans, 40 pints of pickles, 20 quarts of spagetti sauce, 27 quarts of tomatoes and froze both squash and peas. (My corn bombed.) This was my job after I got laid off. My husband is also going deer hunting for the first time in years. And, I planted fruit trees this year (we just moved to a new state) it will take a couple of years to produce, but it will take more to recover from this mess.

I also got rid of my credit cards 15 years ago when I went through divorce. I bought two homes with other credit history (orthodontia, utilities)….We aren’t rich and my kids are having to adjust…but their resilient.

I just hope my husband keeps his job…..:)