> Mr Hoffer added: “You have to buy
> differently nowadays. A lot of people
> are now buying online

Sure. So retailers have to change their business model.
I recently looked for a pair of boots, which sold at the mall at marathin for $165.00.
I can order from Amazon for $65, add shipping and duty and vat, still less than $100.
Even Sears, JCpenney and walmart had to make changes to compete with amazon.
You all merchants have to work now. lol.

there is an old internet proverb:

Do all fairy tales start with 'once upon a time'?
no, some start with ' when I am elected ...'

if you listen to the talk shows people say many school leavers will go on to attend college and should not be counted in the labor force, methods vary.

here are some explanations on wikipedia.

please note that according to the standardized rates, we are worse than jamaica or guyana.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_c…

the survey is not a census. it is a survey.

the increase or decrease is relative to the last survey taken, and the numbers are standardized internationally.

the absolute jobless rate will always be higher, because the survey dos not count persons out of a job for a certain period, considering them out of the workforce. that does not mean that they would not like to be employed.

so the percentage is only correlated to the real number of unemployed, that cannot really be determined.

seems it did not go too well

> I don't know why these women are
> smiling for the photo with this dire
> news. It's no smiling matter!

they smile because they have salary to deduct.

i go to my doctor 2-3 times a year, for the past 3 years.
the visit is now 75 plus vat
without health insuance, i pabout 200 for lABS

both thr govt and insurers are

i would flog illegal immigrants

that is the payment for the doctors and does not include labs.