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Economy adds 192,000 jobs; unemployment rate holds steady at 6.7%

I asked you a question and you ignored it, where does the money come from to pay unemployment benefits and what effect does that have on the economy? Further why hasn't two years of unemployment insurance generated the theory based results?

We have an official Mint at our disposal. A positive multiplier effect is an investment in the general welfare. Don't you believe in investing?

Because money has to circulate to be effective.
 
Its comments like these that show you have no idea what you're talking about. None. Nothing but unresponsive horse**** in that response.

It helps if you have a clue and a Cause.

Why do you believe a private sector would be worse off with any increase on the circulation of money, to full employment of resources?
 
We have an official Mint at our disposal. A positive multiplier effect is an investment in the general welfare. Don't you believe in investing?

Because money has to circulate to be effective.

What effect does using that printing press have on the value of the money your parents have? Any idea how much we pay in debt service on that 17.3 trillion dollar debt and what that does to the economy. Still waiting for an answer to where the money comes from to pay for unemployment insurance? You don't really seem to have any idea especially if you think it is printed.
 

It depends on many factors; gains in productivity being one them.
 
It depends on many factors; gains in productivity being one them.

We have had over 20 million Americans collecting unemployment many for two years and what has that done to productivity, the debt, the .economic growth? I hope I am around when you realize that you don't know nearly as much as you think you do. The best multiplier effect is putting those people back to work not paying them to be unemployed. You think unemployed people spend money on cars? You simply have no idea how our economic works.
 
Some are saying rave. Some are saying rejoice. I'm squarely in the middle.

Jobs Report: Unemployment Down, But 800,000 Leave Workforce

Rejoice!

Jobs Report: Unemployment Down, But 800,000 Leave Workforce

Rave! And full of concern. So how many jobs are needed every month just to stay even? Depends.

How Many Jobs Are Needed to Keep Up with Population Growth? | The Economic Populist
Obama Must Create 230,000 Jobs A Month Until The End Of His Second Term For Return To Breakeven - Charting The New "7 Year Itch" Normal | Zero Hedge

So somewhere between 126,920 and 230,000 jobs per month just to stay even then, and we just had, in a single month 800,000 leave the workforce, so that's like 3 times as many?



That, folks, should have you horrified. Literally we have desperate and destitute people falling through the statistical crevasse, into the abyss where they can only shout out from the numerical darkness, yes I want a job!
How Many Jobs Are Needed to Keep Up with Population Growth? | The Economic Populist

So, then, glad more jobs were created than the month before, but still horrified at the jobless and anemic recovery. Maybe we should take the regulatory shackles off of the economy so get some growth? I mean at this point it couldn't hurt any. I'd say quick let's do that before the Fed inflates the currency into worthlessness with their QE Infinity.
 

Did you miss post #809?

How do you "put people to work" in any at-will employment State?
 
Where on Earth did you get a figure of 20 million? Latest number, week ending 12April, was 2.8 million for all programs. It's never been close to 20 million.
 
why do you believe a positive multiplier effect is a failed argument, instead of merely resorting to fallacy?

I don't believe welfare is a positive. The notion of Marxism is a failed one.
 
I don't believe welfare is a positive. The notion of Marxism is a failed one.

why do you believe our Founding Fathers weren't being positive, when they enumerated the delegated power to provide for the general welfare?

this has nothing to do with Marxism; but merely socialism via our social contract.
 
I don't believe welfare is a positive. The notion of Marxism is a failed one.

Are you claiming the idea of welfare is Marxism or the way we run it now is Marxism?
 
Did you miss post #809?

How do you "put people to work" in any at-will employment State?

You put people to work by creating a strong, growing economy and Obama and liberalism isn't doing that. I don't know how old you are but hopefully I will be around when you learn that all that book learning you have has been a waste of time.
 
Where on Earth did you get a figure of 20 million? Latest number, week ending 12April, was 2.8 million for all programs. It's never been close to 20 million.

I suggest you learn how to read BLS reports. You simply have no idea what you are talking about. I am not sure where you get your information but it does appear to be out of some leftwing propaganda publicaction.
 
You put people to work by creating a strong, growing economy and Obama and liberalism isn't doing that. I don't know how old you are but hopefully I will be around when you learn that all that book learning you have has been a waste of time.

is it the public sector that is supposed to create a strong, growing economy?
 
is it the public sector that is supposed to create a strong, growing economy?

The public sector does very little but create debt as evidenced by the 3.8 trillion dollar Federal Govt. You should be quite informed on massive govt. as evidenced by your own state. It is the role of the Federal Govt. to create the atmosphere for private sector growth but not in your state or the liberal utopias wherever they are
 

How well did that work during WWII?
 
I suggest you learn how to read BLS reports. You simply have no idea what you are talking about. I am not sure where you get your information but it does appear to be out of some leftwing propaganda publicaction.
I know how to read BLS reports, and they don't report on anyone collecting unemployment benefits. I suggest you learn to read them to know that the official unemployment numbers have never ever been based on eligibility or receipt of benefits.

My number comes from the Employment and Training Administration, the part of DOL that reports UI claims http://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf page three gives the number collecting from all programs.

Your 20 million is still way off, even counting tot a l unemployed…Hell, it's higher than the total number who say they want a job, regardless of whether they're actually doing something or could accept a job if offered.
 
It has to do with massive government spending, not the private sector, ending the Great Depression.

How old were you during the Great Depression? It was FDR that prolonged the Great Depression and it was the war that ended it
 

There were 9.7 million unemployed last month and another 700,000 discouraged that were discouraged. In 2010 that number exceeded 16 million which is a lot closer to 20 million than your 2.8 million number
 

There were 9.7 million unemployed last month and another 700,000 discouraged. In 2010 that number exceeded 16 million which is a lot closer to 20 million than your 2.8 million number
 
why do you believe our Founding Fathers weren't being positive, when they enumerated the delegated power to provide for the general welfare?

this has nothing to do with Marxism; but merely socialism via our social contract.

Show me in article 1 section 8
 
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