its getting closer to the tipping point, just the way a frog boils, not realizing the water is getting hotter til its too late. a few more % of populatin with EITHER govt jobs or getting govt handouts (from the more peeps with the more govt jobs), then you'll have 50+ percent of population dependednt on govt transfer payments via wealth redistribution. the economy ill never grow again, and you'll have one political party deciding winners and losers. Take a good look at obama's admin. That's the goal. Vilify the rich, eben though there are so few of them...BUT..thats what makes it a perfect populsit message of envy. Because MOST people are not rich..so its an EASY populist message "lets penalize the rich folks because YOU dont have what they have"). I'm not wealthy by any way imaginable..but i DO know that i desire an economy full of choice and opportunity for myself and my kids (i know, you ask "wtf are you doing in western NY then?"), as most rational americans have the built in desire to purse their ambitions.
But you're right..the unemployment rate is wrong. The obama peeps keep hoping that more become discouraged, and stop looking, so they DROP out of the "number of people looking", which has the REAL effect of lowering the unemp rate..even though it completely misrepresents the reality.
The new statisitic should be "percent of workers whpve dropped out (and become govt dependents)". Funny though how they all complain about GREED...but how many of them were buying mega millions tix in order to get filthy rich themselves. Hypocrits all. and typical...want to get $$ by doing nothing but picking some lottery numbers.
carry on.