
“The real US rate of unemployment is almost three times higher than the reported–headline rate–of 8.1%. What is the purpose of reporting an unemployment rate that is about one-third the real unemployment rate? The only answer is deception through Happy News. A financial system based on lies and deceptions cannot forever last.”
http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/09/08/spinning-bad-financial-news-into-good-paul-craig-roberts/
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