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Published: 06 December, 2009, 12:19
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This year has seen US unemployment levels rise to a staggering 15 million. 'The Resident', Lori Harfenist, took to the streets of New York to find out what people really feel about the current situation.

It appears not everyone in America is turning their back on the country's economy and some are remaining surprisingly upbeat in the economic downturn.

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Mkenn December 11, 2009, 16:13
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What can I say.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBRZw5kd474 ...actually this song just about says it all for me.

peter December 06, 2009, 22:08
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US unemployment level has rise to a staggering 15 million?!? Michael Lind of New America Foundation just yesterday affirmed that US unemployment level is just fewer than 19%, which means with US population over 300 million, excluding the under aged and pensioners, US real unemployment is well over 30 million and rising. Unfortunately that is the grim reality for the declining US imperialists.

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