50% unemployment in Iraq is a BIG DEMOCRAT LIE
You have heard that number. It has become an institutional number. Institutional in that no one doubts or questions it.
In fact, here’s a liberal news story from a liberal news source which uses this lie as if it were gospel.
“I think the principle problem is 50 to 70 percent unemployment in Iraq … means you have approximately 1 million to 1.5 million 19 to 49 year olds standing on street corners,” Hallett said. “Young men standing on street corners equal trouble.”
That is an image we have all bought.
One little problem. It’s just not true.
The real Iraqi unemployment is under 10%. They don’t work a 9-5 day. Most Iraqis are day laborers. Working one of the thousands of construction projects. They don’t qualify to be reported out as employed. It would be the same as if we were to take official records to report what the illegal unemployment rate is. I’ll bet that would be over 50%.
I have this on good authority from someone who lives and works there. It needed to be called what it is, a big LIE.
From the liberals no less. What a shock. I have come to distrust and disbelieve almost ANYTHING they say.
As soon as I am able to get good substantive support to link to I will. I just thought it was time to set this record straight. Something liberals are unable to do.