Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry, the stats are true but there are also mitigating factors here. I just got back from Cardiff tonight so I am too wiped out to pontificate but shall do so in the next day or two. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman (sent from somewhere) Den 02/09/2013 kl. 16.11 skrev lrzeitlin at aol.com: > Lluis, and any other Luggers in Spain, > Last night's economic news on TV revealed that the national unemployment > rate in Spain was over 25% and the unemployment rate of recent college > graduates was over 60%. These are astounding figures. I was a child during > the US depression when the unemployment rate hovered at 25% and things > were pretty bad. The TV program interviewed a number of recent college > graduates and many had chosen to emigrate to portions of the world where > they could use their newly learned skills. Many were headed to Latin > America. > > > My question for those on the scene is: Are things really as bad as they > are described? Is it hype to make Americans less disturbed by the shortage > of jobs here despite strong signs of economic recovery? The reason I'm > directing this question to Lluis is that, in his excellent photographs, I > see a lot of people wandering the streets of Barcelona apparently without > anything to do. > Larry Z > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >