Originally Posted by Rochard

The unemployment rate is the unemployment rate.

We've calculated the unemployment rate the same way since Baddog was young lad. The unemployment rate has nothing to do with food stamps, net worth, incomes, part time jobs, or people no longer looking for work. This is not open to discussion or negotiation; The unemployment rate is the way we gauge unemployment. It's the way we have always gauged unemployment.

When Gov Walker said the unemployment rate in Wisconsin is 4.4%, I didn't say "but food stamps are up" or "income is down" or "we need to use a different formula". The unemployment rate is 4.4% in Wisconsin, period. I don't care who is in office in Wisconsin, be it Democrat or Republican; The unemployment rate is calculated by the federal government - Not Walker, not Obama, not the Republican party, and not the Democratic party.

The economy is obviously doing better.