Yep. General Washington is spinning about 36,000 rpm in his grave.
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(19)Nuh Uh.(0)Daily Archives: March 6, 2014
Michigan Politics
Jobs Report: Read Between the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers
by rabman13 • • 0 Comments
If statistics are like bikinis, revealing only what is interesting; the monthly government jobs data is the swimsuit cover-up. While the headlines out of the report capture a glance, the revealing information is inside.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/27/3660286/the-week-ahead-look-below-the.html
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January Numbers Indicate New Entrepreneurial ‘Opportunities’
by Jason • • 3 Comments
The numbers will of course, be revised.
They ALWAYS are.
However, the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget issued a release yesterday touting a reduction in the unemployment rate and an increase in the labor force. There were apparently 32,000 more WORKING in Jan 2014, than in December 2013. There was apparently an 11,000 person increase in the LABOR FORCE (available workers) during the same time. And this resulted in a net decrease in the unemployment rate to 7.8%.
But the 32,000 gain in total employment has an interesting sidekick of payroll job reductions. During the same period that employment gains knocked a point off of UE numbers, actual JOBS provided to workers by external employers, decreased.
“Total employment rose by 32,000 from December to January, according to the department, while the total number of unemployed declined by 20,000. The state’s labor force increased by 11,000. But payroll jobs, which do not include self-employed, dropped by 8,000.”
Did you see that? There must be a huge increase of persons who are now considered ‘self employed.’
Excuse me while I go out and congratulate the ‘bottle recovery specialist’ who just happens to be rummaging around in my dumpster.
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Good Luck George, You’re Gonna Need It
by Jason Gillman Jr. • • 2 Comments
Late last month, Johann Deffert’s attorney, Steve Dulan, filed an amended complaint with the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. As you will recall, Mr. Deffert filed suit against the City of Grand Rapids, as well as the thugs officers that detained him, following a patently illegal detainment this time last year.
The amended complaint removes Stephen Labreque and then police chief Kevin Belk as defendants. However, the amended complaint brings up an issue that’s pretty damning for Grand Rapids – the fact that Mayor George Heartwell and the rest of the City Commission took no action to repeal the firearms ordinance despite the fact they were notified on the 8th of January – months before Mr. Deffert was detained. From the complaint:
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