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3. welllllll,
Fri May 3, 2019, 10:32 AM
May 2019

at this point it's still pretty hard to fake these numbers. too many people involved in too many parts putting the numbers together, and they're not fully purge and replaced everyone with trumpists... yet.

moreover, they're trying to convince the fed to lower rates. it's hard to do that when the economy is looking great.

if they were really in a position to lie about the numbers, they'd play a longer game and make it so the economy was really improving the summer before the election. so they wouldn't be overplaying thing now.


that said, i don't doubt that they are most willing to lie about such things and probably will later in the campaign.

Excellent point, now that we're living under a dictator. dalton99a May 2019 #1
When everyone reading the report is checking the Chin music May 2019 #2
welllllll, unblock May 2019 #3
It's sort of a Chin music May 2019 #5
yeah, you kinda have to be a bit of an economist to really understand the numbers. unblock May 2019 #10
+1 Chin music May 2019 #13
I wrote my post before seeing your excellent response! StarfishSaver May 2019 #18
here is dean baker noting an irregularity: Kurt V. May 2019 #4
I'm sure the numbers are accurate, but miss a key point Poiuyt May 2019 #6
When the reported numbers are inconsistent with the rest of reality FBaggins May 2019 #7
Too hard to fake numbers Loki Liesmith May 2019 #8
There are other statistics gathered by both the government and private sector. marylandblue May 2019 #9
Jobs Cairycat May 2019 #11
When do good job numbers, become too good to be true? House of Roberts May 2019 #12
Well, the GOP and RW talking heads claimed the same under Clinton and Obama so much that KPN May 2019 #14
were the job numbers fake NewJeffCT May 2019 #15
Rules have changed in some states Mrs. Ted Nancy May 2019 #16
Good clarification on jobless numbers. Also, inflation numbers are misleading too, being that... SWBTATTReg May 2019 #21
He consistently accused the Obama administration of cooking the books StarfishSaver May 2019 #17
I've always bristled at these reports SoCalDem May 2019 #19
kind of like how you can tell... stillcool May 2019 #20
Hard to tell. moondust May 2019 #22
I remain skeptical. Polly Hennessey May 2019 #23
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