U.S. Economy Update for April 2013

[AgeofKnowledge]

BLS reports only 88,000 jobs were created in March 2013. CIS reports that most of those went to foreign born workers and were so low paying that many of those who were hired also qualify for social services of one form or another that costs more than they will pay in taxes. The U.S. labor participation rate fell to 63.3 percent (the lowest it's been since May 1979) and is the reason for the fall in the unemployment rate.

The Federal Reserve is publishing that almost 90 million working-age Americans are currently unemployed and that number is predicted to increase, 9 million Americans are now on disability, and the more than $1.03 trillion a year in federal and state welfare (not including entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare, veteran's programs, etc...) is expected to soar over the next decade leaving the nation deeply in debt. All rating agencies have the U.S. economic outlook as negative while many in the mainstream modern liberal media continue to falsely assert the opposite.

That's a wrap.

 

[T_Laurich]

The U.S. labor participation rate fell to 63.3 percent (the lowest it's been since May 1979)

I would hope so, reason being.... In the West during the later half of the 20th century, the labor force participation rate increased significantly, largely due to the increasing number of women entering the workplace. This means that women are getting better jobs... Also nearly every country in the world has a brain drain to America at the moment. Also informal labor with Globalization is dropping increasingly fast in America.

The Federal Reserve is publishing that almost 90 million working-age Americans are currently unemployed and that number is predicted to increase

Predicted to rise from who? And this includes every child over the age of 16. Of course it is predicted to rise generations are getting bigger and bigger. So that means every 16,17, and 18 year old in high school is accounted in this.


9 million Americans are now on disability

This number has decreased 4.39% over the prior period.


rating agencies have the U.S. economic outlook as negative


​You just cited Wikipedia as a source... Not that supportive.

while many in the mainstream modern liberal media continue to falsely assert the opposite.


​Very normative statement.

Majority of your work citing's are graphs that you have to dig to get accurate information out of. Just saying.

 

[piper27]

BLS reports only 88,000 jobs were created in March 2013. CIS reports that most of those went to foreign born workers and were so low paying that many of those who were hired also qualify for social services of one form or another that costs more than they will pay in taxes. The U.S. labor participation rate fell to 63.3 percent (the lowest it's been since May 1979) and is the reason for the fall in the unemployment rate.

The Federal Reserve is publishing that almost 90 million working-age Americans are currently unemployed and that number is predicted to increase, 9 million Americans are now on disability, and the more than $1.03 trillion a year in federal and state welfare (not including entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare, veteran's programs, etc...) is expected to soar over the next decade leaving the nation deeply in debt. All rating agencies have the U.S. economic outlook as negative while many in the mainstream modern liberal media continue to falsely assert the opposite.

That's a wrap.

so what does one do when it feels so....bleak?

 

[wisebeardman]

so what does one do when it feels so....bleak?

sit around with nothing and watch the world burn

 

[AgeofKnowledge]

The labor rate decreased for many reasons ranging from mass immigration to free trade offshoring and outsourcing. It's a bad thing. It means that there are vastly fewer jobs for Americans, per capita, now than in the 80's and 90's (which the dismal job creation statistics support) and the ones there are pay less in real dollars than they did in the 80's and 90's on average. It's a very bad thing for the American people.

The increasing number of unemployed working-age Americans mirrors the decreasing labor participation rate which is a rate not directly dependent on the actual population size and the BLS and Federal Reserve define lower age limits at age 16 (which are higher than most other countries by a year or two) because many 16-18 year olds desire part-time employment.

The big three of the NRSROs (e.g. S&P, Moodys, Fitch) all downgraded the U.S. and set a negative outlook. I verified it on each organization's website.

Most of the data I provided in my original post was primary data. All of it was constructed from primary data. It's your own fault Laurich that you don't know how to deconstruct a graph nor find and work with primary data. I do. Few Obama voters can. My assertions and information are correct.

Learn how to qualify data rather malign accurate data. Then educated people won't look at your "rebuttals" as if they were written a buffoon. No offense... just saying.

 

[AgeofKnowledge]

The answer, of course, is for Christians to change what they are doing, as a community, to get better results.

so what does one do when it feels so....bleak?

 

[AgeofKnowledge]

Oh and the disability applications and awards looks like this: Disabled-worker statistics

There is variance, of course, but it's clear the number of applications and awards has risen sharply from 1985 to 2013 at a rate that surpasses population growth.

 

[BarlyGurl]

>>>>This means that women are getting better jobs<<<<<

HA HA HA HA...

By Age of knowledge...>>> Learn how to qualify data rather malign accurate data. Then educated people won't look at your "rebuttals" as if they were written a buffoon. No offense... just saying.<<< Right... No Kidding!

 

[AgeofKnowledge]

http://www.christianshelpingourworl...g-with-these-times-how-can-the-church-respond

Discerning the times. It is thought by some deep thinkers that the Church needs to transforms into a "body of Christ driven church" and enter into the forefront of the next big move of God delivering increasing results to grow once again.

Expolitation is the hallmark of the early 21st century to date. Like the old song that observes "everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die" we see most trying to reap from an ever decreasing crop while fewer and fewer sow. The "law of the jungle" and the "holy huddle" have too much power in the church today leaving many of God's people classified as "undesirable" and ommitted from participation in opposition to 1 Corinthians 12.

It is often preached from the pulpit that everyone should be in ministry by those who support a format in which only a few ever will be making their message a futile exercise.

So, what does the next big move of God look like? It will be body of Christ empowered and driven both in and outside the church at its core.

The old paradigm of leadership doing the most while the rest of the body mostly observes their efforts is passing away. There are big changes ahead that are both necessary and desirable for these times and this environment if the church (e.g. the world wide church) is to begin grow instead of recede.

"He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding" (Daniel 2:21).

God changes the times and seasons. God removes kings and sets up kings. God gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.

ARE YOU READY FOR HIM TO DO EXACTLY THAT?"

sit around with nothing and watch the world burn

 

[AgeofKnowledge]

Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and the Democrats push to begin taxing all Americans for online purchases. A sweeping increase in taxes on everyday Americans combined with an undermining of the Bill of Rights are all the Democrats are offering.

Reid: Online sales tax could pass this year - The Hill's On The Money

 

[Markum1972]

so what does one do when it feels so....bleak?

Do like Joseph said to do... store up.

 

[AgeofKnowledge]

Our government's response is to try to pass "immigration reform" to allow another 33 million foreign workers into the U.S. labor market which is the worst it has been since the Great Depression. Doing exactly the wrong thing is about all our politicians do anymore. And look, more corruption. This time it's the DHS: Documents Reveal DHS Abandoned Illegal Alien Background Checks to Meet Amnesty Requests Following Obama’s DACA | Judicial Watch

 

[zone]

Our government's response is to try to pass "immigration reform" to allow another 33 million foreign workers into the U.S. labor market which is the worst it has been since the Great Depression. Doing exactly the wrong thing is about all our politicians do anymore. And look, more corruption. This time it's the DHS: Documents Reveal DHS Abandoned Illegal Alien Background Checks to Meet Amnesty Requests Following Obama’s DACA | Judicial Watch

this is an age-old conquering tactic.
see it for what it is. makes it simpler.

you can't really blame the "immigrants" - they're going for what they can get, and if there's no more standard to be an American first, is that their fault? La Raza is encouraged.


Nebuchadnezzar...Romans....they all did it: dispersed and broke up the indigenous peoples so they couldn't come together as before. so they would lose their traditions and unifying values (whatever that might have been)....and brought in people from other regions to live there.

memory hole.

the dominant minority is in the business of overthrowing/overturning the ......uh......i can't call it Old Order.
um.......uh......