Reply #14: Those numbers are suspect [View All]

[Beetwasher]

I believe that they were puzzling because of the UE numbers which didn't change (6.2% I believe) and I think they didn't add up w/ numbers of first time filers too. I saw an article on it when those numbers came out that pointed out the discrepancy. But like I said, even if we take that 57K figure at face value, it's holiday season. If you DIDN'T see any improvement then things would obviously be incredibly bad. I sure as hell hope there is a turn around and I'm wrong. There's lots of people who are in bad shape, but I trust nothing the bastards in charge tell me, I look for my own independent verification and the "recovery" looks hollow to me.