So that's it for the election.

[Hasbinlulz]

inb4 IM A REDNECK LUV IT OR LEAVE IT YEEEEEEEEEEEEHAW!!!!

[Hasbinlulz]

Fuck you, patriot. You're what's wrong with this country, and Jefferson would be pissed as fuck that you are the end result of his labors.

[Reiker000]

hatelore: why America is fucked.

[Daldolma]

Originally Posted by Reiker000 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

hatelore: why America is fucked.

Nay. America is extraordinarily unfucked.

We have 8% unemployment and ordinary citizens in service jobs being forced to rent instead of buy, and people act like shit's going south and the end times are near.

America is doing fine and will continue to do fine regardless of which candidate is elected. Presidential platforms are advertisements. Unless you believe Coors Light is going to get you all the hot chicks at the bar, you shouldn't believe a candidate is going to follow through on the majority of his rhetoric. The majority of the time, you're better off just voting for the guy that seems more competent.

[Kraftwerk]

Originally Posted by Daldolma [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Nay. America is extraordinarily unfucked.

We have 8% unemployment.

Lol 8% UE, such a massaged number.

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[Alawen]

Originally Posted by Kraftwerk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lol 8% UE, such a massaged number.

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We've been using the same number during my entire lifetime; this is the fourth major recession I've lived through. Suddenly it's not good enough anymore and using it is a giant conspiracy of misdirection?

[Daldolma]

Originally Posted by Alawen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

We've been using the same number during my entire lifetime; this is the fourth major recession I've lived through. Suddenly it's not good enough anymore and using it is a giant conspiracy of misdirection?

[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Agreed.

It's the only number that makes sense to use. First of all, labor force participation rate is highly misunderstood. Tanzania and Rwanda are among the global leaders in labor force participation -- it's not always a good thing when LFP is up. Second of all, you can't start guessing who are and aren't discouraged workers, and you certainly can't fault the economy for failing to integrate citizens that have stopped searching for employment in order to retire early, return to education, or brush up on the historicity of Jesus (I kid). It is only natural that following a major economic downturn, labor participation will decline -- and it's not always a bad thing.

Anyway, our labor participation rate is still higher than the UK's was in 2007, pre-crisis, and they've managed to avoid mass hysteria and barter systems -- so I think we should be cool.

[Kraftwerk]

Originally Posted by Alawen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

We've been using the same number during my entire lifetime; this is the fourth major recession I've lived through. Suddenly it's not good enough anymore and using it is a giant conspiracy of misdirection?

Actually it's not the same number unless you were born after 1994. Are you only 18 years old? Under Bill Clinton long term discouraged workers were removed from U3, the big flashy number you see every month on headlines. Dig deeper:

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[Orruar]

Originally Posted by Alawen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

We've been using the same number during my entire lifetime; this is the fourth major recession I've lived through. Suddenly it's not good enough anymore and using it is a giant conspiracy of misdirection?

You think the official unemployment numbers are accurate at all? Someone drops off the unemployment rolls due to being unemployed for too long, and suddenly they don't count. Doesn't seem like an accurate statistic to me.

[Hasbinlulz]

Originally Posted by Kraftwerk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lol 8% UE, such a massaged number.

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I hate mitt personally and with a passion, but this is 100% true. the 8% is obomber rhetoric at its finest.