SPIN THE NUMBERS; DECEIVE THE PUBLIC

In Mar.28 Worried's post "President Roosevelt -1939; More pertinent..." in the paragraphs following a quote in red by Aristotle, a brief discussion about our economical and employment situation and governmental distortion of facts.

Regarding that portion of the post, our friend and reader Progressive Traditionalist submitted this informative link:

Contrarian Chronicles
The Numbers Behind the Lies; by Bill Fleckenstein (MSN Money)

"Economist John Williams says 'real' unemployment and inflation numbers - figured the old fashioned way - may be 2 or 3 times what the government admits. Here's why, and what it means for Social Security..."

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/P146055.asp

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