Edmonds Military Wire: Abbott & Costello discuss the unemployment conundrum
By Michael Schindler
I love humor. And what I specifically love is that truth can be conveyed through humor and suddenly it ?all makes sense.? This Abbott & Costello parody was sent to me with a political bent ? of which I took liberty to edit ? because at the end of the day it does no good to name call. (Yes, I still teach my children that name calling results in NO positive outcomes.) Congrats to President Obama ? we all have a tough road ahead and it will require us all to work together. So, enjoy this for its humor.
COSTELLO: I want to talk about the unemployment rate in America .
ABBOTT: Good Subject. Terrible Times. It?s 7.8%.
COSTELLO: That many people are out of work?
ABBOTT: No, that?s 14.7%.
COSTELLO: You just said 7.8%.
ABBOTT: 7.8% unemployed.
COSTELLO: Right 7.8% out of work.
ABBOTT: No, that?s 14.7%.
COSTELLO: Okay, so it?s 14.7% unemployed.
ABBOTT: No, that?s 7.8%.
COSTELLO: WAIT A MINUTE. Is it 7.8% or 14.7%?
ABBOTT: 7.8% are unemployed. 14.7% are out of work.
COSTELLO: IF you are out of work you are unemployed.
ABBOTT: No, the President said you can?t count the ?Out of Work? as the unemployed. You have to look for work to be unemployed.
COSTELLO: BUT THEY ARE OUT OF WORK!!!
ABBOTT: No, you miss his point.
COSTELLO: What point?
ABBOTT: Someone who doesn?t look for work can?t be counted with those who look for work. It wouldn?t be fair.
COSTELLO: To whom?
ABBOTT: The unemployed.
COSTELLO: But they are ALL out of work.
ABBOTT: No, the unemployed are actively looking for work. Those who are out of work gave up looking and if you give up, you are no longer in the ranks of the unemployed.
COSTELLO: So if you?re off the unemployment roles that would count as less unemployment?
ABBOTT: Unemployment would go down. Absolutely!
COSTELLO: The unemployment just goes down because you don?t look for work?
ABBOTT: Absolutely it goes down. That?s how Obama gets it to 7.8%. Otherwise it would be 14.7%. He doesn?t want you to read about 14.7% unemployment.
COSTELLO: That would be tough on the President.
ABBOTT: Absolutely.
COSTELLO: Wait, I got a question for you. That means there are two ways to bring down the unemployment number?
ABBOTT: Two ways is correct.
COSTELLO: Unemployment can go down if someone gets a job?
ABBOTT: Correct.
COSTELLO: And unemployment can also go down if you stop looking for a job?
ABBOTT: Bingo.
Bottom line: Bingo. Forget the numbers. Enjoy the humor ? America, it?s time to put our partisanship aside and find a way to get America back to work.
Michael Schindler, Navy veteran, and president of Edmonds-based Operation Military Family, is a guest writer for several national publications, author of the book ?Operation Military Family? and ?The Military Wire? blog. He is also a popular keynote and workshop speaker who reaches thousands of service members and their families every year through workshops and seminars that include? ?How to Battle-Ready Your Relationship? or ?What Your Mother-in-Law Didn?t Tell You.?? He received the 2010 Outstanding Patriotic Service Award from the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs.
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