A few words, from Realityville......
Funny. I don't feel foolish at all.
Indeed. Hope they take the time to read it, and not simply react with the same old-same old.
Contrary to worries from movement conservatives, the President assembled a stellar cabinet
On his first overseas visit, he was greeted as a hero in Saudi Arabia and sternly warned Muslim leaders about the threat of radical Islamic terrorism.
... President Trump admonished our NATO allies to pay their fair share in military expenditures. This stern lecture was not well received by some NATO countries,
important topics such as the North Korean threat and cyber warfare. While the biased media focused on Russian interference in the 2016 election, President Trump focused on delivering results for the American people.
Never Trump Critics Look Foolish Today
Last month, the unemployment rate held steady at a remarkable 4.4%. Wage growth edged upward 2.5% annually with the average work week increasing to 34.5 hours. In June, there were 160.1 million Americans in the labor force, an increase of 361,000 from the May report. Overall, the labor force participation rate improved to 62.8% as 94.8 million Americans are outside of the workforce, a decrease of 170,000 from last month.
As for the cabinet. How nice of Tillerson to praise Erdogan for his courage during the attempted coup.
Thousands arrested, another thousands disappeared.
Despots are our friend. Right.
What happened to the post with the picture of the little kid that thinks of Trump whenever he sees the American flag? Did the poster delete it because he/she realized it demonstrated the exact opposite of it's intent?
Seems to be some scrubbing going on. :silly:
Hocus pocus numbers.
325,000,000 - Total population of USA
205,534,000 - Working age population of USA
160,100,000 - Americans in labor force (per the article) = 22.1% unemployment rate
Hocus pocus numbers.
325,000,000 - Total population of USA
205,534,000 - Working age population of USA
160,100,000 - Americans in labor force (per the article) = 22.1% unemployment rate
Not that the numbers haven't improved, but why should I believe a word of this article?
Retail sales down
Auto sales down.
........
I don't have a problem with Trump's good qualities and his conservative successes. I have a problem with ignoring the downsides.
I don't have a problem with Trump's good qualities and his conservative successes. I have a problem with ignoring the downsides.
"Ignoring the downsides," is the last thing this site and its members, can be accused of.
I remember a whole lot of "hold his feet to the fire" promises in the run-up to the election. Well, now's the time to do it. But, that can't happen until we acknowledge that he might be veering off-course just a teeny-tiny bit.
"Ignoring the downsides," is the last thing this site and its members, can be accused of.
@Sanguine
If they don't hold his feet to the fire, it just promotes more of his liberal side. And yet they still heap on praise. So I wonder whether they are true conservatives.
205,534,000 -160,100,00 = 22.1%
Many of those are teens or college students, disabled, people who retired pre age 65 (read gov't workers who retired at age 53 with full pension) , people who stopped working temp (taking care of parent, people in between jobs because they quit).
Nearly every business in my area has help wanted signs.
I told @jmyrlefuller I could get him a job at $20.00 + per hour or less than 2-3 hours and he never took me up on it.
@RoosGirl
Come on, these are the same BS numbers that were rolled out during the O admin. We knew they were BS then, but they aren't now?
You can't be that naive, @RoosGirl !
Provide just one link where the Trump "numbers" have been adjusted downward a month later....like they were for 96 months under Obama.
I think I may not have explained clearly. What I meant was, they are using the O admin BS numbers as a starting point and adjusted as unemployment has genuinely been improving. But do I think the REAL unemployment number is 4.4%? No, I don't.
@DCPatriot
I think I may not have explained clearly. What I meant was, they are using the O admin BS numbers as a starting point and adjusted as unemployment has genuinely been improving. But do I think the REAL unemployment number is 4.4%? No, I don't.
I did. During the Obama years this state was lauded for having the lowest unemployment in the country at 3%. That was considered the best in the country. Considering people came here from every state in the US for work, I'm assuming unemployment rates were much higher elsewhere.
Indeed.
Hope they take the time to read it, and not simply react with the same old-same old.
I was focusing solely on the monthly numbers (new jobs) not the so-called BS unemployment rate. @RoosGirl
Sooo... we agree that the overall unemployment rate is BS? But you think the monthly numbers are spot on?
Mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm Donald J Trump.
@DCPatriot
I think I may not have explained clearly. What I meant was, they are using the O admin BS numbers as a starting point and adjusted as unemployment has genuinely been improving. But do I think the REAL unemployment number is 4.4%? No, I don't.
June Jobs Report: Everything You Need to Know
Wall Street Journal, Jul 7, 2017
U.S. employers added 222,000 jobs in June, topping estimates as hiring quickened. Wages inched up.
http://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/june-jobs-report-labor-wages-employment-analysis
U.S. economy gains a strong 222,000 jobs in June
CNN Money, Jul 7, 2017
The U.S. economy added 222,000 jobs in June, much more than economists were expecting, the Labor Department said Friday.
It's welcome news after the prior two jobs reports had hinted at a possible slowdown in job growth.
"The job market hasn't lost any steam," says Josh Wright, chief economist at software firm iCIMS.
The unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.4%, hovering just above its lowest level since 2001. Shortly after the Great Recession ended in 2009, unemployment peaked at 10%.
Unemployment rose for a good reason: More people jumped back into the job market to look for work. The participation rate in the labor force rose a notch last month.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/07/news/economy/june-jobs-report/index.html
I'm on record here years ago, saying that the Obama unemployment numbers were bogus and the 'Real' UER was about 12-14%.If his numbers are being figured the same way their numbers were, the rats would have to out themselves. Sooner or alter, they'll go negative if there is a decent recovery.
As @INVAR said, a lot of those addicted to sitting on the asses after 99 weeks (104=2 yrs) were shifted to Disability rolls.
How many of those 95+ million people wish to go back to a 40 hour work week is debatable.
But yeah....stop and think. If the Trump numbers are bogus like Obama's monthly stated numbers were...always being adjusted a month or two later, why haven't the adversarial media and Democrats challenged his record job numbers?
Hmmmmm?
...is right, @RoosGirl :laugh:
@DCPatriot
I think I may not have explained clearly. What I meant was, they are using the O admin BS numbers as a starting point and adjusted as unemployment has genuinely been improving. But do I think the REAL unemployment number is 4.4%? No, I don't.
If his numbers are being figured the same way their numbers were, the rats would have to out themselves. Sooner or alter, they'll go negative if there is a decent recovery.
Somewhere on TBR I posted that auto sales were down and was 'corrected' by a poster saying they were up.
Fact is that for the first six months of 2017 auto sales were down every month. That said, they are still higher than during O administration.