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Reduce the military budget by 15% - we will still be bigger than the next 5 combined.<BR>
Quit the military adventures in oil country - or send only the children of congress-people and senators...<BR>
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<B>From</B>: Jim Kinney <<A HREF="mailto:Jim%20Kinney%20%3cjim.kinney@gmail.com%3e">jim.kinney@gmail.com</A>><BR>
<B>Reply-to</B>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <ale@ale.org><BR>
<B>To</B>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <<A HREF="mailto:Atlanta%20Linux%20Enthusiasts%20-%20Yes!%20We%20run%20Linux!%20%3cale@ale.org%3e">ale@ale.org</A>><BR>
<B>Subject</B>: Re: [ale] Off topic - And now, Arizona<BR>
<B>Date</B>: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:02:41 -0400<BR>
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On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Greg Freemyer <<A HREF="mailto:greg.freemyer@gmail.com">greg.freemyer@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>
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On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Jim Kinney <<A HREF="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com">jim.kinney@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>
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> We have nearly 10% unemployment. That sounds<BR>
> scary. We have better than 90% employment. That's great!<BR>
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90% of what?<BR>
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if 10% is unemployed the rest must be employed or not looking. <BR>
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Yes it's wildly inaccurate. I was trying for a "see the bigger picture" process. The assumption is "of the people wanting to work, nearly 10% are unemployed so the other 90% must be employed".<BR>
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I'm well aware of the numbers that aren't visible, people who are no longer eligible for unemployment are no longer counted as "unemployed" (I think).<BR>
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