Tag Archives: Great Depression

Numbers Don’t Lie

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

Twenty years ago, when Democrats tried to oust an incumbent Republican president from office, they questioned his economic stewardship. Vice presidential candidate Al Gore famously bellowed: “Everything that ought to be down is up, and everything that should be up … Continue reading →

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Real Unemployment Figures

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

From the CBO: Many people would like to work but have not searched for a job in the past four weeks, or are working part-time but would prefer full-time work. If those people were counted among the unemployed, the unemployment … Continue reading →

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Obamanomics Has Failed

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

The CBO writes that America’s unemployment rate has exceeded 8 percent since February 2009, making this the longest stretch of high unemployment since the Great Depression. To make matters worse, unemployment will remain above 8 percent until 2014. And the level … Continue reading →

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