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Big version of the biggest, most important chart in American politics

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This is the chart prepared by the Obama administration in January, 2009, to sell the Obama stimulus plan.  The chart purported to show what the unemployment rate would be with and without Obama’s stimulus plan.  The red dots show the … Continue reading →

More People Not Working And Not Looking For Work Helps Obama

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click to enlarge: Since only those actively looking for a job are counted as unemployed, the more people give up looking the lower the unemployment rate. Obama will actually get unemployment to zero if he can persuade everyone who has … Continue reading →