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You can't lie about the facts. heartbreak Send a noteboard - 24/01/2013 04:37:17 AM
When Bush took office in 2001, unemployment was about 4%. When he left office in 2009, unemployment had gone up to about 10%.

Since Obama took office in 2009, unemployment has gone down to about 8%.

Edit: It has come to light that the above numbers weren't entirely accurate:

When Bush took office in Jan. 2001, unemployment was about 4%. When he left office in Jan. 2009, unemployment had gone up to about 8%.

Since Obama took office in 2009, unemployment went up as high as 10% and has been falling since then, and is currently at 8%.
Unemployment in the US
This message last edited by heartbreak on 24/01/2013 at 08:07:34 PM
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You can't lie about the facts. - 24/01/2013 04:37:17 AM 739 Views
You can, of course, misuse them to draw erroneous conclusions. - 24/01/2013 07:49:13 AM 469 Views
This is pretty much the tongue in cheek point I was going for. *NM* - 24/01/2013 12:51:47 PM 174 Views
But you can misunderstand them... - 24/01/2013 12:39:08 PM 501 Views
All I got from this was... - 24/01/2013 03:35:57 PM 463 Views
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Straight from the horse's mouth. - 24/01/2013 06:47:00 PM 459 Views
Excellent, now look up Dec 2008 - 24/01/2013 07:06:13 PM 465 Views
Links are useful. - 24/01/2013 08:10:25 PM 347 Views
Don't you think maybe... - 24/01/2013 08:33:29 PM 376 Views
What exactly am I defending? *NM* - 24/01/2013 10:16:36 PM 179 Views
You just repeated your original post, merely with the numbers corrected. - 24/01/2013 10:31:54 PM 337 Views
It sounds like you misunderstood my reply to Ghavrel. - 24/01/2013 10:41:20 PM 540 Views
Interesting post, thanks for that. *NM* - 24/01/2013 07:38:14 PM 181 Views
It stinks! *NM* - 24/01/2013 11:24:46 PM 285 Views

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