[rescue] looking for a Multia

[Phil Stracchino]

On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 03:49:25PM -0400, Curtis H. Wilbar Jr. wrote:
> Someone was telling me the jobless rate is calculated by looking at the
> number of people collecting unemployment.... so the government is no
> longer counting me unemployed.... wow... didn't know I was employed...
> who should I sue for not giving me a paycheck ?

Yup, when your benefits run out, you're no longer unemployed.
Wonderful, innit?  Welcome to the fine political art of cooking the
numbers.


"There are three ways to deceive a man; Lies, damned lies, and
 statistics."
		-- Benjamin Disraeli

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