Tag: labor force participation

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Tired of Politicians not telling you the truth?

by:  Diane Benjamin The Unemployment Rate fell today to 6.7%!  But that’s not the story.  Around 90 million people have quit looking for work and are no longer counted.  Here’s the real story: This is a serious problem on many levels.   Total welfare spending was close to $1 TRILLION in 2013, that doesn’t include […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

The Great Obama Depression

WASHINGTON, August 3, 2013 — A White House spokesman called July’s 7.4 percent unemployment rate proof that “the U.S. economy is continuing to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression.” He said it with a straight face. The data tell another story: America remains mired in the Great Obama Depression. The unemployment rate that the administration […]