At some point, if they haven’t already, wouldn’t you
think that most Americans would simply start ignoring that which amounts to be
the same kind of toxic propaganda that this administration has been steadily
pumping out for years? What we have here
is the equivalent of raw political sewage, and those involved intend to keep on
pumping it for as long as a majority of the American people will tolerate it.
What we saw at the end of December was the continuation
of the same, rather disturbing, trend that we have seen for some time now where
the number of Americans, 16 and older, who chose not to participate in the
labor force continues to grow. In
December that number grew to a record 92,898,000, 456,000 more than did not
participate in November, making the labor force participation rate a rather
anemic 62.7 percent.
The labor force participation had also been 62.7 percent
back in September, but prior to that it had not been that low since back in
February 1978, or during the time America were subjected to that other Democrat
economic genius, Jimmy “The Terrorists’ Best Friend” Carter. Apparently, it’s only Democrats, and the
socialist policies they are so captivated and intrigued by, who are able to
bring about such abysmal economic numbers.
In looking back at December, we see that, according to
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the nation’s civilian noninstitutional
population stood at 249,027,000. Now of
that 249,027,000, 156,129,000, or 62.7 percent, participated in the labor force
by either having a job or by actively seeking one out in the last four weeks. Of the 156,129,000 who did participate in the
labor force, 147,442,000 had a job.
And that left 8,688,000 also of that same 156,129,000, who
did not have a job but were said to be actively looking for one, and it’s those
8,688,000 who make up the unemployed. They equaled 5.6 percent of the labor
force—or an unemployment rate of 5.6 percent, which was down from the 5.8
percent unemployment rate in November.
So as you can plainly see, this percentage of the supposedly unemployed has
very little basis in fact.
Because, while at the same time we’re being told that the
level of labor force participation declined, we were also being told that, through
the miracle of some pretty creative number crunching, it was also in December that
the unemployment rate declined to 5.6 percent and that payroll jobs were said
to have increased by 252,000. I can only
assume that those who work to come up with these numbers, must think the rest
of us are pretty stupid.
Barry’s ‘Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors’,
some boob by the name of Jason Furman, said in a statement, “Today’s solid
employment report caps off a strong year for the U.S. labor market, which
achieved a number of important milestones in 2014.” This propaganda statement went on to say, “Total
job growth last year was the strongest since 1999, while the unemployment rate
fell at the fastest pace in three decades.”
Furman continued on with this special brand of drivel by
saying that, “Although nominal wages fell in December, inflation-adjusted wages
have generally been rising, and job growth has picked up in sectors that
traditionally provide good, middle-class jobs.”
This is all part of creating the ongoing illusion that our economy is
somehow be made stronger, that some economic recovery continues, when nothing
could be further from the truth.
And then we have John Boehner who, as to be expected
since he’s never been one to be left out of a good propaganda story, appeared
to be quite eagerly throw his support behind this nonsense, was said to have reacted
to the labor news by touting the jobs bills the new Republican Congress have
been pushing, including the Keystone pipeline.
His comments, whether he intended to or not, add credibility to numbers
that are completely bogus.
Boehner said, “It’s always welcome news when more
Americans find work.” And he went on to say, “Yet while the economy is showing
some signs of improvement, far too many middle-class families are struggling to
bridge the gap between rising costs and stubbornly flat paychecks.” But again, his comments bear little
resemblance to what is going on in this country. What he should be doing it to point out that
these numbers are just a fallacy.
And, oddly enough, it was also courtesy of these same employment
numbers, that we were made aware that Barry’s war on women seems to be
progressing rather nicely with a record 55,807,000 women, an increase of
612,000 over the previous month, not participating in the labor force in December.
What that means is that 55,807,000 women
in the United States did not have a job and did not actively seek one in the
past four weeks.
The labor participation rate for women hit a record low
for this year of 56.6 percent, which also matches the 56.6 percent seen in
September 1988, a 26-year low. The
number of employed women decreased from 69,247,000 in November to 69,042,000 in
December, a decline of 205,000. And yet,
as if by magic, we’re told that the unemployment rate for women somehow managed
to decline from 5.7 percent in November to 5.3 in December.
Like with so many other issues with this president and
this administration, everything is about creating the proper perception. And the facts must never be allowed to get in
the way, regardless of the issue. Whatever
lie must be told, tell it, whatever numbers must be fudged, fudge them. What’s most important is to create the proper
perception in the minds of the American people.
Results are not important, it’s all about perception.
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