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badtoworse

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6. Obama's unemployment rate doesn't include the millions that have given up looking for a job.

Reply to Jamaal510 (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 07:48 AM

Jul 2014

Do you honestly believe the real unemployment rate is 6.1%? How about people who are currently under-employed? That was not an issue during Reagan's presidency - the jobs and the pay scales were much better.

Sorry, but the job market and overall economy were far better under Reagan than they are now.

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"So how was Reagan's economy so much better (than Obama's)?" [View all] Jamaal510 Jul 2014 OP

Obama has had to follow 30 years of Reaganomics, also n2doc Jul 2014 #1

I don't know if America will ever recover from Reaganomics IronLionZion Jul 2014 #2

What a silly question!! polmaven Jul 2014 #3

That graphic might be more effective if it quoted more than one statistic nxylas Jul 2014 #4

Long term unemployed. n/t PowerToThePeople Jul 2014 #5

Obama's unemployment rate doesn't include the millions that have given up looking for a job. badtoworse Jul 2014 #6