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Poverty

happyslug

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4. We are not that far off today.

Reply to 3feetofsnow (Original post)

Sun Nov 17, 2013, 09:23 PM

Nov 2013

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm

The high rate of unemployment of the great depression is now called the U6 rate, which today is 13.8%. The most reported rate is the U3 rate, 7.8% today. Notice the difference and why people are saying the unemployment rate is to high. We were getting close to Great Depression rates during the 2008 to present recession.

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30% unemployment and soup lines? Na. [View all] 3feetofsnow Aug 2012 OP

Money will lose its value when there isn't enough food...n/t Blue Meany Aug 2012 #1

Not meaning to pick on you, but it has been "as if" collapsed in much of the world jtuck004 Aug 2012 #2

Standing in line, talking to eachother? Humbling ourselves? MADNESS. dsteve01 Aug 2012 #3

We are not that far off today. happyslug Nov 2013 #4