an inside scoop on employment figures (includes IRS crime)

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http://www.buzzflash.com/mailbag/04/04/mai04095.html


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Subj: The Great "Employment Figures" Hoax of 2004

"Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers" -- Aristotle

Hi Buzz!

Here's something I've been meaning to write about for a few weeks but I keep getting sidetracked:

Ever notice how the job market is so seemingly improving? I just happen to have a little inside scoop as to why that may be. You see, our company is part of the US Department of Labor Survey from whence they generate the "job creation" figures for the month. Every month we submit a very brief survey form stating how many non-supervisory employees we have on the payroll (along with a little information on women and minority figures as well). This month, our "contribution" to the job picture will increase the number by x. However, this is misleading because nowhere on the form does it ask if our new hires were hired away from other jobs (which all of ours were). So unless by some strange coincidence their former employers were also part of the survey, it appears as though employment has increased. So why doesn't this all balance out through random selection?

BECAUSE WE WEREN'T RANDOMLY SELECTED!!!

I am certain that we were chosen as a 2004 survey participant because we were seen as a company most likely to add jobs this year. (And lest we forget, this is an election year). It did not matter that we work in a highly specialized field and that all of our employees are hired away from other companies. We're the kind of company that, because of the work we do, is growing and we do hire on a relatively steady basis.

And the Department of Labor knew this prior to selecting us for the survey!

I know this because of something the auditor let slip. Without going into detail, I know for a fact that this auditor had access to our W-2 records for the year 2003 -- the year before our selection to the survey. This is information she could only receive from the IRS, which, as we all know, is NOT affiliated with the Dept. of Labor.

So next time you see these figures, just remember, the con game is rigged. I'm sure downsizing is still alive and well and living in America.

Until next time, I am still faithfully yours,

A Patriot Opposed to War
Lafayette, LA

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