Summary: In the light of the latest controversy over employment numbers John's boralogue explains why the government and Federal Reserve have vested interests in fudging their official numbers He runs a clip from John Williams at Shadow Government Statistics www shadowstats com to explain why the jobs numbers aren't connected to the real world Financial observers seem to be living dual lives On one hand they see a series of train wrecks coming On the other they keep trying to make plans as if life were going to continue without serious bumps So whither the dichotomy Let's use an example Suppose
