http://dailyreckoning.com/whats-the-real-unemployment-rate/ Entertaining Ideas on the Economy, Markets, Gold, Oil and Investing Strategies. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:59:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://dailyreckoning.com/whats-the-real-unemployment-rate/#comment-37393 jason Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:19:37 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=19917#comment-37393 I've got to agree with Jamie Ross--productivity has been steadily increasing, while real wages have been falling since the 70s. So, the fat cats got their hand out money from TARP and they are hanging on to it, cutting jobs and expecting the remaining workers to work harder. I’ve got to agree with Jamie Ross–productivity has been steadily increasing, while real wages have been falling since the 70s. So, the fat cats got their hand out money from TARP and they are hanging on to it, cutting jobs and expecting the remaining workers to work harder.

]]> http://dailyreckoning.com/whats-the-real-unemployment-rate/#comment-37391 Jamie Ross Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:11:17 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=19917#comment-37391 If this productivity is so good... lets see the executives like yourself take 50% paycuts... I am sure that would be a wonderful boost in productivity! Of course the answer is increased productivity should be tied to rising wages... not falling wages as it is now If this productivity is so good… lets see the executives like yourself take 50% paycuts… I am sure that would be a wonderful boost in productivity! Of course the answer is increased productivity should be tied to rising wages… not falling wages as it is now

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