Just read the numbers:
Unemployment in the United States of America: 7.6%
Number of jobs lost in January 2009: 598,000 (One month in 2009 caused a .4% in the unemployment rate increase - 7.2% going into January 2009).
Percentage of Hispanic/Latin unemployed, nationally: 9.7%
Percentage of Blacks/African-Americans unemployed, nationally: 12.6%
Toyota is looking at a $3.85 BILLION NET LOSS in 2008.
3.6 MILLION JOBS LOST since December 2007.
Today, 2-6-09, 200,000 California State workers are FORCED to take an UNPAID day off of work.
$700 BILLION Bailout has not worked so far, with only half of the money sent to the financial institutions.
2nd Great Depression here we come...
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Yeah. The numbers keep rising. It really pisses me off.
And one of the worst parts; it slows down the advancing world by about a decade or two, I'd say.
I mean, its just madness!
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