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I wish to incite all Christians to rise up and take back the United States of America with all of God's manifold blessings. We want the free allowance of the Bible and prayers allowed again in schools, halls of justice, and all governing bodies. We don't seek a theocracy until Jesus returns to earth because all men are weak and power corrupts the very best of them.
We want to be a kinder and gentler people without slavery or condescension to any.

The world seems to be in a time of discontent among the populace. Christians should not fear. God is Love, shown best through Jesus Christ. God is still in control. All Glory to our Creator and to our God!


A favorite quote from my good friend, Jack Plymale, which I appreciate:

"Wars are planned by old men,in council rooms apart. They plan for greater armament, they map the battle chart, but: where sightless eyes stare out, beyond life's vanished joys, I've noticed,somehow, all the dead and mamed are hardly more than boys(Grantland Rice per our mutual friend, Sarah Rapp)."

Thanks Jack!

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Friday, October 30, 2015

Unemployed or out of work ... Democratic economics Thx Sarah R!

Absolutely Brilliant !!!




   ABBOTT: Good Subject.  Terrible Times.  It’s 5.6%.

   COSTELLO:  That many people are out of work?

   ABBOTT: No, that’s 23%.

   COSTELLO: You just said 5.6%.

   ABBOTT:  5.6% Unemployed.

   COSTELLO:  Right 5.6% out of work.

   ABBOTT: No, that’s 23%.

   COSTELLO: Okay, so it’s  23% unemployed.

   ABBOTT: No, that’s 5.6%.

   COSTELLO:  WAIT A MINUTE. Is it 5.6% or 23%?

   ABBOTT: 5.6% are unemployed.  23% are out of work.

   COSTELLO: If you are out of work you are unemployed.

   ABBOTT:  No, Congress said you can’t count the “Out of Work” as the unemployed.  You have to look for work to be unemployed.

   COSTELLO: BUT THEY ARE OUT OF WORK!!!

   ABBOTT: No, you miss his point.

   COSTELLO:  What point?

   ABBOTT:  Someone who doesn’t look for work can’t be counted with those who look for work. It wouldn’t be fair.

   COSTELLO: To whom?

   ABBOTT: The unemployed.

   COSTELLO: But ALL of them are out of work.

   ABBOTT: No, the unemployed are actively looking for work. Those who are out of work gave up looking and if you give up, you are no longer in the ranks of the unemployed.

   COSTELLO: So if you’re off the unemployment roles that would count as less unemployment?

   ABBOTT: Unemployment would go down. Absolutely!

   COSTELLO: The unemployment just goes down because you don’t look for work?

   ABBOTT: Absolutely it goes  down. That’s how it gets to 5.6%. Otherwise it would be 23%.

   COSTELLO: Wait, I got a question for you. That means there are two ways to bring down the unemployment number?

   ABBOTT: Two ways is correct.

   COSTELLO: Unemployment can go down if someone gets a job?

   ABBOTT: Correct.

   COSTELLO: And unemployment can also go down if you stop looking for a job?

   ABBOTT: Bingo.

   COSTELLO: So there are two ways to bring unemployment down, and the easier of the two is to have people stop looking for work.

   ABBOTT: Now you’re thinking like an Economist.

   COSTELLO:  I don’t even know what the hell I just said!

   ABBOTT: Now you’re thinking like a Politician.


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