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Rorey

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3. I saw a segment on CBS this morning
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:11 PM
Jan 2019

A furloughed worker said she had $1.06 in the bank and was selling possessions. She said she couldn't find a job. My thought was, how about that low unemployment rate -45 keeps touting. Jobs should be everywhere. Of course what I really thought was how those numbers can be manipulated. Apparently the furloughed workers aren't being counted when figuring the unemployment rate. But then, I'm always skeptical of those numbers anyway.

I think someone should introduce a bill that says a president can't shut down the government. When we get a president without a conscience, like we have now, it's a disaster for them to have so much power.

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