Yeah, the problem with this "scientific" experiment is that the graphs did not seem to display truth. It looks like they gave you false inputs and asked you to find the answers They wanted and needed.
How many people are going to look at a graph or equation, knowing the numbers are wrong, and say "no problem doc, I am glad to go against what I know to be true so that it fits your study"?
"People who said the economy was the most important issue to them, and who disapproved of Obama’s economic record, were shown a graph of nonfarm employment over the prior year – a rising line, adding about a million jobs. They were asked whether the number of people with jobs had gone up, down or stayed about the same. Many, looking straight at the graph, said down.
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There is another way to view that graph,, that is the propaganda it represents. I wouldn't fare well on any test that let's them urinate on my leg and tell me it's raining.
Unemployment Rate Down As Americans Give Up On Work - Forbes
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported unemployment fell to 7.7% from 7.9%, but the drop was at least partially attributable to a decline in labor force participation, Baker says. The employment-to-population ratio (EPOP) was unchanged at 58.6 percent, exactly the same as the rate in February of 2012 and just 0.4 percentage points above the low hit in the summer of 2011. This compares with an EPOP of 63.0 percent in 2007, pre-crisis."
"“This shows the depth of the recent employment recession – worse than any other post-war recession – and the relatively slow recovery due to the lingering effects of the housing bust and financial crisis,” writes
Bill McBride of Calculated Risk. McBride also noted that the participation rate was well below the 66% to 67% rate that was normal over the last 20 years, although he pointed out that part of that decline is due to demographics." (assume he meant retirees)
The participation rate is imortant because we can see the dwindling amount of saps paying for the rest. I don't know about you guys, But with 58 % of the country donating and dropping, it should scare the pants off of you donating people. The only way to sustain the fun is to take away your ill gotten gains?
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