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Old 06-10-2008
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Re: Recession Deepens: biggest unemployment jump in 22 years.

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Originally Posted by iamwhatiseem View Post
Someone said this once...can't remember who, but it is true..."GDP data is figured on adding machines that have a plus key - but no minus key"
GDP is not, nor has ever been a good indicator of a current economy...it is like relying on an art critic that insist on judging the work from a photograph that was taken 100 yards away.
Better indicators are "bellwether" industries, small business spending, employment data etc.
Or rather, when it says what you want it to say, its a good indicator. When it doesnt say what you want it to say, invent some new indiciator, like the poverty index.
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