Commie Pinko Dirtbag
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Mon Mar-15-04 09:26 AM
Original message |
Curiosity: what industrialized country is in BETTER shape employment-wise? |
|
Britain? Some Scandinavian country? Japan? Australia?
|
Joanne98
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Mon Mar-15-04 09:37 AM
Response to Original message |
|
They actually COUNT the unemployed in their country's. We only count the people collecting insurance checks. That's why Bushco won't extend benefits. It would make the unemployment numbers go back up. We also have more people in prison than any other country in the world. That also keeps our numbers down. Republicans love to lie about numbers.
|
StopThief
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Mon Mar-15-04 09:39 AM
Response to Reply #1 |
3. Can you direct me to a link. . . |
|
that would show how other countries calculate their unemployment rates? It would be helpful during discussions with others.
|
TreasonousBastard
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Mon Mar-15-04 10:25 AM
Response to Reply #3 |
Gulf Coast J
(221 posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Mon Mar-15-04 11:17 AM
Response to Reply #1 |
8. That simply isn't true |
|
The unemployment rate in the United States is calculated using a monthly survey of 60,000 households. People collecting insurance checks has absolutely nothing to do with the national unemployment rate.
The prison population is a fair point, but the are quirks with every population. For example, Japanese women are more likely to withdraw from the labor force during a recession instead of looking for other jobs. So their unemployment rate is very low, but the labor force participation rate for women is low.
A survey of unemployment rates from the most recent issue of The Economist
Australia: 5.9% Belgium: 12.8% Britain: 4.9% Canada: 7.4% France: 9.6% Germany: 10.3% Japan: 5.0% Spain: 11.2% Sweden: 5.9% Switzerland: 4.2% United States: 5.6%
|
StopThief
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Mon Mar-15-04 09:37 AM
Response to Original message |
2. Employment wise. . . . |
|
the U.S. is in the best shape.
|
TreasonousBastard
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Mon Mar-15-04 10:23 AM
Response to Original message |
|
It seems all industrialized countries have their problems: http://www.publicpurpose.com/lm-intlunem.htmFor a more detailed analysis: http://www.house.gov/jec/employ/intern.htm
|
revcarol
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Mon Mar-15-04 10:37 AM
Response to Original message |
6. But the other countries have REAL SAFETY NETS. |
|
Edited on Mon Mar-15-04 10:38 AM by revcarol
So even if the people are long-term unemployed, they don't suffer like our people.They have medical care, housing payments and other things that are "socialism."
|
TreasonousBastard
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Mon Mar-15-04 10:56 AM
Response to Reply #6 |
|
and you don't see slums, homeless, monster prison complexes, and other evidence of our "superior" culture in most of Europe. Streets are cleaner, too.
However, these safety nets and the extremely restrictive labor laws over there are costing them a bundle. They are looking for some middle ground but, like here, that middle ground is tough to find.
|
DU
AdBot (1000+ posts) |
Mon Apr 29th 2024, 03:13 PM
Response to Original message |