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Unemployment Rate Confusion Explained in 2 Minutes

Originally published October 16, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated August 17, 2015. Leave a Comment

Unemployment Rate Confusion Explained in 2 Minutes

I think about 120 seconds is all it is likely to take to understand what’s going on with the unemployment rate. Let’s say 30 seconds seconds per image and any accompanying text: Let’s start with something that confirms skepticism expressed about the unemployment number reported on October 5, 2012, which was 7.8%, and provides necessary […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Civil Society, Featured, Federal, Federal Reserve, Government Spending, Welfare Tagged With: 2012 election, 7.8% unemployment, actual unemployment rate, barack obama, bls, bureau of labor statistics, david autor, disability benefits, duration of unemployment historically, economics, econtalk, employed as percentage of population, employment as percentage of unemployment rate, federal reserve research, government statistics, government welfare programs, health of the economy, how long people are unemployed, how many people are actually unemployed, long term unemployed, marginally attached workers, mitt romney, obama administration, old age and survivors insurance, part time employment, presidential election, real unemployment, russ roberts, social security act of 1965, social security disability, social security disability insurance program, ssdi, surge in disability applications, u-6 unemployment rate, underemployed, unemployment percentages, unemployment rate, unemployment statistics

Presidential Debates: A Question That Will NOT Be Asked

Originally published October 3, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Presidential Debates: A Question That Will NOT Be Asked

Note: This article was written before the October 3, 2012 Presidential debate in Denver, but my belief that it will remain unasked in the next two debates persists, and the subject, still relevant. This is only one of the questions (I’m fudging…it’s two) I, as a voter would like to have answered in either tonight’s […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Featured, Federal Reserve, Stimulus Tagged With: 2008, adjusted monetary base, bank lending, bank reserves, barack obama, ben bernanke, business loans, central banking, consumer loans, credit market freeze, credit markets, currency supply, debate october 3, debate questions, economics, economists, economy, election 2012, fed policy, federal reserve, increase loans, inflation, interest on reserves, mitt romney, monetary policy, money, money in circulation, obama, oct 3 debate, policy accomodation, presidential debate, presidential election, presidential elections, qe3, quantitative easing, recovery, reserve, romney, romney debate, the fed, unemployment

OccupyLincoln: The 99 Percent, The Proletariat OR The Incoherent?

Originally published October 21, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 4 Comments

OccupyLincoln: The 99 Percent, The Proletariat OR The Incoherent?

So Lincoln, Nebraska has a growing tent Shanty Town, occupied by a band of intentionally helpless Lincolnites. Ironically, Shanty Town Lincoln is located squarely on one of the best spots in the City to serve as a symbol of that city government’s, and therefore, elected officials’ and bureaucrats’ mismanagement of taxpayer dollars for a very […]

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Audit Then End The Fed HR 1207 Where Things Stand

Originally published October 5, 2009, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated May 6, 2012. Leave a Comment

H.R. 1207 is currently in the House Financial Services committee, with a hearing having been held on September 25. No report has been issued regarding this bill on the committee’s website. There is no further action noted on the current schedule as of this date. A fairly exhaustive search of a number of sources, including […]

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Sen. Ben Nelson Obstructs Efforts to Audit the Federal Reserve

Originally published July 9, 2009, By GiN Admin. Updated January 25, 2011. Leave a Comment

This was a frustrating piece of footage to watch: There is no justifiable reason to block an audit of the Federal Reserve.  As noted by Sen. DeMint, that entity has been in control of the US money supply since 1913 and its actions are not seen in the light of day. Who in their right […]

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