Sanders: "real” joblessness rate is closer to 10 percent"

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Saturday February 06, 2016 · 7:01 AM PST

2016/02/06 · 07:01

The latest job report found the unemployment rate at 4.9%. Bernie Sanders quickly used the right wing tactic of pretending that the joblessness rate is actually a different measure. 10%, to be specific, Sanders said. http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/268386-sanders-lukewarm-on-jobs-report

Sanders conveniently left out what the comparable "measure was BEFORE Obama became President.

Sanders needs to look at the half-empty glass in order to successfully ride his unicorn. Comparing statistics under Bush vs. Obama is a no-no for his purposes.

Reminder to Bernie: The unemployment rate is 4.9%.

4.9%.

Sanders supporters are hereby respectfully asked to provide the unemployment rate when Obama took office if we used Sanders’ methodology.

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