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Mon Sep-14-09 04:39 PM
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1950s: Population: 151,684,000 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census)* Unemployed: 3,288,000 Cost of a loaf of bread: $0.14
1970s: Population: 204,879,000 Unemployed in 1970: 4,088,000 Cost of a load of bread: $0.24
2009: Population: 304,059,724 Unemployed: 29,493,793 (9.7%) or 48,041,436 (15.6%) Cost of a loaf of bread: $2.29
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Mon Sep-14-09 04:43 PM
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2. Correlation and No Causation |
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Mon Sep-14-09 04:55 PM
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3. As a percentage of population, there are more people living in poverty... |
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Edited on Mon Sep-14-09 04:55 PM by BlooInBloo
in which of the 3 time periods?
What are wages like across the time periods (measured in a manner suitable for comparison)?
Your post is tantalizing, but really doesn't provide any comparative information. It doesn't even provide the *same* information across different time periods.
It'll probably be good enough for other DUers who just want to get their outrage on, though.
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Mon Sep-14-09 05:01 PM
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4. So for 20 years, the price of bread stayed pretty much the same. |
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Then, almost 40 years later, the price of bread is almost 10 times what it was in 1970. So for 20 years we had no inflation and then then next 40 where nothing but inflation. Oh and the population that are unemployed went from 5% to almost 10% over half a century as the population doubled. What else ya got?
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Mon Sep-14-09 05:04 PM
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5. Are you including the entire USA population in calculating 2009 unemployment? |
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Or is the 304,059,724 not inclusive of those too young to work and the retired, etc.?
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Mon Sep-14-09 05:16 PM
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6. wow. says a lot, doesn't it. |
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