Ever notice how the only time people help is ........

[Maveric169]

Dont get me wrong, our domestic programs need a lot of work and could definitely use the funding, but to be honest with you, some of these problems will always be around, whereas at this moment, those poor souls in asia are in a life and death situation.

Your very right, and am glad that people are rasing money and making donations to help, as they need it, it is a great point of giving. But on a side note while the probems here domesticly have been arround for a very long time doesn't mean they have to always be arround. The problems can be resolved, just that governments and other infulential people seem to refuse to address them and make solid plans for permanent change.

 

[Maveric169]

Well if that's true, that could taint the validity of the unemployment statistics we've seen. Already, based on the distinction of "unemployeed" vs. "not in the labor market" a shadow of doubt could be caste on whether true unemployment might be higher (aka people who want jobs but gave up on looking as they feel it's too difficult at the present/are looking for an ecconomic pickup). Yes, when I was taking a class in macro-ecconomics last year and we were covering unemployment statistics and the like, a shadow of doubt lingered in my mind (a sharp rise in unemployment, then it drops, but employment doesn't go up...does it really mean recovery? Kind of doubt that must be the case, sorta thing).

I guarentee the statistics that are flaunted are grossly invalid. They keep talking about how the economy add 800,000 jobs in 2004, the thing is, is that 90% of those jobs are the seasonal jobs that occure every year, and the re-hiring of all the department stores help that they laid-off as part of there normal cycle. So in reality the economy only added about 80,000 NEW jobs.