@WSJ Comparing 1933 to 2012 is not "keeping things in perspective."
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@wsj Sorry charlie. They calculated the unemployment rate differently in 1933 than they do today.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ More like 17% when take the right number...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Dept of Labor July2012: 155.0M are employed. 314.2M people in US. Math = 49.3% are employed. 50.7% of Americans are unemployed.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ I can't believe you made that statementThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ About 1 mil people difference if you look at the difference in population.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Is your CNN Money quote supposed to make me feel better? In 1933 my grandfather had to shoot squirrels to feed his family.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ rates were not calculated the same. Very sloppy reporting!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ LOL, you know today's number is much higher then that.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ what percentage of the population was on government assisted programs in 1933 compared to now??Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Is there a point here? Things were much different in 1933, no comparison.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ whatever the Obama campaign is paying/promising for that kind of hard hitting "news" can't possibly be enough...Keep it up!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ do you really believe that only 8 pct of of the working population is out of work ?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Was it calulated the same way?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ To put that in better perspective: About 13 million employable Americans were unemployed in 1933. As of July 2012 it is 12.8 million.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Chapeau. Think Tank+. In 1492 was full blast. Amérika is more poor today than just 10 yrs ago. Excuse moi, SuperOracle is calling.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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