Carolina QuotesThey were also disregarding the real true unemployment rate... even in January of 2016, among African Americans 16%... were unemployed... so this is not full employment... and by education, among African Americans [those who did not finish high school] 32% were unemployed. Now you know why the George Floyds get into trouble with the law. They are not able to find their place in the legal labor market. ...So this is what Marty Feldstein and Donald Trump think of [as] a good economy. Not in my view!
John Komlos Connected to the Carolinas
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- A Progressive View on the Need for a Paradigm Shift in Economics (Dec 2020)
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“They were also disregarding the real true unemployment rate.…” John Komlos. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-121345395D. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/121345395d
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