The economy -- are we replacing or repairing?

I would sure hope veterans get preferential treatment.

People who have served our country deserve a break, don't you think?

Besides, with the exception of a disability or a candy ass, there is nothing stopping someone from serving.

That's very inciteful[sic] Mr. Grumpypants. Do you have any more words of wisdom from the P.L.L.C.F. Holy Scripture? ^_^

TDD

The Postal Service is the best/worst example of Affirmative Action and Quota hiring as best illustrated by their poor performance and hemorrhaging of Red Ink. o_O

TDD

Our USPS Regional Manager had a piece in the paper a few days ago saying that they know exactly how to make the USPS more efficient but Congress won't let them do it.

Perce

I tried twice and was turned away for medical reasons. Perhaps I can join Obama's Brown Shirts when they get machine guns and nuclear weapons? ^_^

I don't think the economy can be repaired. We need to replace it.

I wonder, was the piece of paper lost in the mail? ^_^

TDD

Hey, that's one of the rare compliments I've been given on Usenet. Thanks.

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You're beginning to sound like me. I bet we both eat the same breakfast cereal.

You say you aren't a member of PLLCF the admit that you have no idea what it is.

Given the above lie (and your short but leftist-loser history here), it sure fits.

Calls 'em as we sees 'em.

If you tell a Progressive Liberal Leftist Commiecrat Freak that he farts like an elephant, said P.L.L.C.F. runs to Mommy crying that TDD just called me an elephant, punish him Mommy! ^_^

TDD

Yes. There are two "surveys", one of employers and one of households. They call people on the phone and ask "did you work last week". Did you want to?

They're "tracked" too. The government calls it the "U6" unemployment rate. The "normal" rate you hear quoted is the "U3". Wiki has a good article on these, and other, government numbers.

By the employer survey, quite likely.

They're cooking the books, but this isn't how it's being done. There are so many fudge factors in the numbers, it's an easy matter to come up with any number you want. There have been a number of articles recently on the number's they're fudging.

...or "saved".

Those people are counted, as long as they're actively *looking* for work. If they've given up (haven't applied for a job in 30 days), they're not counted.

That's certainly Obummer's intention.

Bingo!

Replace. Definitely.

Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus

If you tell a Progressive Liberal Leftist Commiecrat Freak that he farts like an elephant, said P.L.L.C.F. runs to Mommy crying that TDD just called me an elephant, punish him Mommy! ^_^

TDD

"There are lies, damned lies and statistics" Mark Twain or Benjamin Disraeli, whichever you prefer. ^_^

TDD

The government bureaucrat was filling a "stimulus" position and had three candidates, a mathematician, a physicist, and an accountant. Deciding to be fair, as his boss surely would want him to be, he asked each one of them the same question, "What is two plus two?".

The mathematician replies, "For sufficiently large values of two, the result asymptotically approaches four".

The physicist answers the question, "Ignoring relativistic effects, two plus two equals four".

The accountant, upon hearing the question, gets up out of his chair and walks over to the door, closing it. He then whispers, "What would you like it to be?". ...and there, folks, you have your new bureaucrat.

It's a "given" that one goes to college unless one is mentally deficient. Which means that a college degree these days has about the same value that a high school diploma did in the '30s.

The mistake that most students, myself included, make in going to college is to think that the piece of paper and the "knowledge" are what are important. While they are to some extent the really important thing you can get is connections. School I attended had a world class racing driver and a Saudi prince and the hottest pick in the NBA draft enrolled at the time. Think I made it a point to befriend any of them, no, I was hanging out with the nerds in the physics department.

My advice to high school graduates--get reasonable grades but don't make grades a priority to the point that you neglect your social life--join a frat or sorority, get involved in some activities, meet people and make connections.