there's nothing to worry about... this kind of thing happens all the time

poverty in america is just a myth... the only people truly poor are lazy and make poor choices

you can buy a house and 2 cars with a 16hr/wk job.

you people should watch fox like me and you wouldn't be falling for that left/socialist propaganda all the time...

Now for a touch of REALITY. The unemployment numbers are FALSE! I live in Ohio, age 62, got laid off in July, and I can't collect unemployment benefits because I'm drawing SSI that is over the poverty limit. That's the law in Ohio, so..... as far as Ohio and the Feds are concerned, I'm NOT unemployed, so they don't count me. Don't think I'm the exception. There are thousands of workers in Ohio that can't collect benefits because they get SSI benefits from the USA.

BUT... you can in Indiana! What's wrong with this picture? Count me disgruntled.

I find this so hard to believe,why George Bush say the economy is doing great, that we won the war in Iraq, he promised to smoke out all terrorist and that he's not making a profit off this war & I just know they will someday they will find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Great post guys. It is very refreshing to see many Americans see the scams in juggling numbers that denotes our government, especially under Bush and his cronies. Hated Bill Clinton but he is 1000 times more fiscally responsible than Bush and his continued deficit spending. Isn't Bush a Republican?

The local steel mill has seen major layoffs over the past 6 years. There will be another 300 jobs cut this week.

The steel manufacturing competition from overseas, has created ghost towns of the local communities. Empty buildings now for sale everywhere, many small businesses have closed because people have left the area to look for jobs elsewhere!

While driving through many towns in North Texas, things are beginning to look more like a depression.

I think its true

The figures regarding unemployment, and job growth, as well as many other economic factors are constantly being re-defined to make the economy look a little better than it really is.