Why is it that the government doesn't cite the top unemployment number they themselves publish?

[Stinky The Clown]

That would be the U-6 at 17.5%.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t12.htm

This is not a knock at Obama ...... this smoke and mirrors shit has been going on for decades.

And then there's the constant redefining of unemployment.

But consider this ..... in some places in Michigan, unemployment is over 40%. Yes ..... FORTY percent.

10.2% - the official number announced today - seems pretty tame when compared to reality, huh?

[bbinacan]

1. Great question. n/t

[gleaner]

2. They don't cite ...

the correct figures because they want us to believe that prosperity is just around the corner. Reagan gets into the top ten for obfuscation, though. He began counting members of the military and lumping their numbers in with the figures for the civilian unemployed.

Members of the military are employed, but it is not the same thing as civilian employment, and it does not reflect the condition of the economy which we are supposed to assume is much better than it actually is. We have such malleable, childish perceptions, you know.:evilgrin:

[Stinky The Clown]

3. We also can't be trusted with the truth

We might vote for the right person ...... yanno.

[gleaner]

4. Of course we can't ...

It is too horrible to think what we might do with it. Demand justice and parity for ourselves? Can't have that, now can we?:bounce:

[blues90]

5. Because they are natural born liars as well as natural

born killers. Keep the people believing in something so they can be controlled. It's all about control and may they all go straight to hell for it if hell exists and I do hope it does for them.

We are just pawns in their grand game. They keep people devided through any number of beliefs through guilt trips .

Well they can all go to their own hell. Numbers do not relate to this fake reality.

[galileoreloaded]

6. Not even the half of it. Look at the U-3/U-6 spread differential.

Interesting to say the least.

[earth mom]

7. Because they want people to keep on shopping & spend money they don't have.

Gotta keep Wall Street and the Banksters happy. :puke: