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Are You Really Unemployed And Does Anyone Care?

Are You Really Unemployed And Does Anyone Care?

By Allen L Roland

It's all a game of deception in Washington where the truth often lies buried under meaningless and deceiving figures. No where is that more obvious than in the bureau of labor statistics. Does anyone in Washington D.C. really care about these staggering unemployment figures ? Allen L Roland

The Obama administration's attempts to manipulate the reality of today's deepening depression through their payroll data are being rightfully met with increasing skepticism ~

Jobless claims join many other indicators in suggesting that the official government payroll data have been overstating the degree of improvement in the labour market,” said Joshua Shapiro, chief US economist at MFR.

Here's a great example ~ The Unemployment Game Show: Are You *Really* Unemployed?

Click on and find out the brutal truth ~ ( 2 Minute Video )

http://vodpod.com/watch/2632582-mint-explains-why-the-real-unemployment-rate-is-17-2-percent?pod=ampedstatus

And then make your day a little brighter by listening to James Booker ( The Piano prince of New Orleans ) sing Please Send Me Someone To Love while honoring his birthday on December 17th, 1939.

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Booker died on November 8, 1983, while seated in a wheelchair, waiting to be seen at the emergency room at New Orleans Charity Hospital. The cause of death was renal failure.
http://www.jazzonthetube.com/videos/james-booker/happy-birthday-james-booker.html

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Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2008/12/29.html
Freelance Online columnist and psychotherapist Allen L Roland is available for comments, interviews, speaking engagements and private consultations ( allen@allenroland.com )
Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblogand website allenroland.comHe also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on www.conscioustalk.net
Allen Roland’s weblog: http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/
Website: www.allenroland.com

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