heh

You'd think an android would be better at math.

I promise all Farkers plenty of warm weather the next couple of months.

kid_icarus: I promise all Farkers plenty of warm weather the next couple of months.

Except for of course those people who live in the lower reaches of the southern hemisphere.

make me some tea: heh

Does the CBO projection anticipate the collapse of the Euro?

Under promise, over deliver!

Romneybot can't math.

How can the CBO make such a prediction?

/Serious question

Mitt is going to get increasingly desperate.

His meltdown is going to be epic. Mormon meltdowns always are.

cman: How can the CBO make such a prediction?

How can Mitt?

meat0918: Mitt is going to get increasingly desperate.

His meltdown is going to be epic. Mormon meltdowns always are.

This is true, for I have seen many.

Wow this is the shiats if I ever heard it. Trust a politician or trust a government agency that has never been right....

kronicfeld: cman: How can the CBO make such a prediction?

How can Mitt?

He pulls that number out of his ass. I am just interested in the process he CBO used to get those numbers

cman: How can the CBO make such a prediction?

/Serious question

Presumably it operates on either a fairly complicated economic model that makes rough predictions for the future, or it assumes a constant level of growth, based on recent growth.

Yeah... Will he also get gas down to $2/gallon, too?

I'm sure he's being sincere... Romney never just says what he thinks people want to hear.

Not sure where Romney's getting his numbers. There are only so many public and private sector concerns to be looted and pillaged for his cronies over the next few years. Maybe this is a cunning "Dear Old People: Vote For Me and Then Die Off" plan.

He's going to personally fire that .5% so Ann gets it REAL good.

/I'll just leave this here.

Mr. Coffee Nerves: He's going to personally fire that .5% so Ann gets it REAL good.

Well, I have heard tell that he really enjoys firing people....

I'm betting ol' Mittens will be 100% unemployed on November 7th, 2012

cman: How can the CBO make such a prediction?

/Serious question

The 5.5% prediction is because of the Law of Fives.

/The Law of Fives is never wrong.

There are only so many unemployed that can be scooped up as janitors for Marriot and baggage handlers for Lufthansa.

meat0918: Mitt is going to get increasingly desperate.

His meltdown is going to be epic. Mormon meltdowns always are.

Wait. You mean to tell me these guys aren't well-adjusted and every bit as at peace on the inside as they try to appear on the outside? Unpossible!


I can't even imagine how a life like theirs would just build an unbearable desire to just grab something, anything, and fark the living shiat out of it.

Mitt also promises 500,000 jobs a month.

I'm surprised he hasn't pulled a Newt and promised $2/gal gas.

Don't Troll Me Bro!: meat0918: Mitt is going to get increasingly desperate.

His meltdown is going to be epic. Mormon meltdowns always are.

Wait. You mean to tell me these guys aren't well-adjusted and every bit as at peace on the inside as they try to appear on the outside? Unpossible!
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I can't even imagine how a life like theirs would just build an unbearable desire to just grab something, anything, and fark the living shiat out of it.

I dunno why, but I just can't get too mad at them anymore. The higher ups in the church that keep this policy in place, those I can get upset with.

Maybe it is the horror stories I've heard here on Fark from former missionaries that did it.

meat0918: I dunno why, but I just can't get too mad at them anymore. The higher ups in the church that keep this policy in place, those I can get upset with.

Maybe it is the horror stories I've heard here on Fark from former missionaries that did it.

I've never had an issue with the missionaries, and I've encountered quite a few of them. I've never had one tell me I'm going to hell, or anything else nasty or confrontational. They're just young people that still believe the lies they've been told since day one, and believe they are doing good. Now, the church leadership on the other hand....

I love it. He can't even pull numbers out of his ass without making a complete fool out of himself.

He's a Mormon, and Mormons just believe!

All underemployed minimum wage jobs with no benefits.

/hope you enjoy roommates.

Romney is one of the last people in the country who should open their mouth about unemployment.

GAT_00: cman: How can the CBO make such a prediction?

/Serious question

Presumably it operates on either a fairly complicated economic model that makes rough predictions for the future, or it assumes a constant level of growth, based on recent growth.

At it's peak, unemployment was 10.2%. At present, it's 8.1%, a decline of 2.1%. Getting it to 6% would be a further 2.1% improvement. So, Romney has promised to do exactly as well as Obama has.

Do not fear, citizens! While we agree that the sun is gone for today, I will stand firm in my belief that it will rise again tomorrow. I would like to take the opportunity to promise America....the sun will rise again tomorrow. Sometime between 6 and 8, the sun WILL show itself.

Vote for me 2012.

Tali'Zorah vas Neema: At it's peak, unemployment was 10.2%. At present, it's 8.1%, a decline of 2.1%. Getting it to 6% would be a further 2.1% improvement. So, Romney has promised to do exactly as well as Obama has.

Good catch.

Okay so we're back to everything the CBO says being written in the most unfaltering stone and everything they say is 100% accurate?

Because back when they said ObamaCare would save us money liberals threw around the figures every chance they got while ignoring the fact that the CBO has to calculate things as they are presented... Even if they are presented in a way that is impossible. If you give them a bill that assumes 10 billion dollars will magically appear from nowhere they can't say "That will never happen", they have to assume it will and calculate the cost accordingly.

The CBO now says ObamaCare will cost us a fortune just as everyone who was against it said it would.

So if we're now taking the CBO's word for it that by 2017 unemployment will be 5.5% according to figures given them now whether or not they reflect reality does this mean we're taking their word for it that ObamaCare is going to cost us a crap ton of money?

Oh wait! I get it now. The CBO is only reliable when making predictions about liberal policies that haven't happened yet... And they're totally wrong about anything based on real data that's actually happening. I understand completely.

Tali'Zorah vas Neema: At it's peak, unemployment was 10.2%. At present, it's 8.1%, a decline of 2.1%. Getting it to 6% would be a further 2.1% improvement. So, Romney has promised to do exactly as well as ObamaBush has.

FTFY

WhoIsWillo: You'd think an android would be better at math.

His programmers added intentional math errors in an unsuccessful attempt to get him to pass the Turing Test.

Does that come with a pony? Because Obama promised me a pony

Ambivalence: I'm surprised he hasn't pulled a Newt and promised $2/gal gas.

It's early in the season yet, give him time

GAT_00: cman: How can the CBO make such a prediction?

/Serious question

Presumably it operates on either a fairly complicated economic model that makes rough predictions for the future, or it assumes a constant level of growth, based on recent growth.

Or it makes a blind assumption that well return to full employment in 5 years and full employment is considered to be around 5.5%.

Of course most of the jobs he is planning on creating are minimum-wage low-skilled no-benefits type of jobs.

kronicfeld: cman: How can the CBO make such a prediction?

How can Mitt?

Mitt has honest to god experience in leading businesses to growth. He understands that if the disaster of the current administration is allowed to continue unemployment will be double where it stands today. His numbers reflect reality, not political whims of a government bureaucracy.

"My friends, I assure you that by the end of my first term, we will have more than three years of economic data. During my first term, millions of young people will graduate from high school and enter college. More than 1,000 days will pass."

Tali'Zorah vas Neema: At it's peak, unemployment was 10.2%. At present, it's 8.1%, a decline of 2.1%. Getting it to 6% would be a further 2.1% improvement. So, Romney has promised to do exactly as well as Obama has.

HA! Stupid lib, I caught you!

According to the Bureau of Labor, as of January 2009 unemployment was at 7.8%! Right now, according to them it's at 8.1%, meaning 0fart caused unemployment to go up! In fact, in November 2008 unemployment was at 6.8%, meaning 0fart's election alone caused unemployment to go up by a whole percentage point. Clearly, it was 0fart that caused this mess and no one else had anything to do with it, especially not Bush (II) who had the lowest unemployment figures in thirty years save the late-90s drop to below 4% due to our thankless Republican Congress.

And that's nothing. Ronald Reagan had to deal with 10.8% unemployment in 1983 and it was down to 5.4% when President Bush (I) went in office!

Tali'Zorah vas Neema: At it's peak, unemployment was 10.2%. At present, it's 8.1%, a decline of 2.1%. Getting it to 6% would be a further 2.1% improvement. So, Romney has promised to do exactly as well as Obama has.

You are looking at it all wrong. Obama only reduced it by 20%. Romney plans to reduce it by 25%. Win: Romney.

...and there will be a GREAT rubbing of parts, oh yeah....

bulldg4life: Do not fear, citizens! While we agree that the sun is gone for today, I will stand firm in my belief that it will rise again tomorrow. I would like to take the opportunity to promise America....the sun will rise again tomorrow. Sometime between 6 and 8, the sun WILL show itself.

Vote for me 2012.

You don't get up very early this time of year, do you?

/sunrise 5:38am this morning