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: /p> p>A lot has been written in the last few weeks about the Iowa Jefferson-Jackson dinner, but one thing that unfortunately eludes even the most intelligent conservative thinkers is the hypocrisy inherent in the Democrats' veneration of Jackson. Doesn't it seem strange that the party that tries to claim the moral high ground on matters of race relations honors the president who ordered the Trail of Tears, arguably one of the worst cases of genocide ever to occur on this continent? Or maybe that's why FDR decided to add Jefferson's name to the event -- despite the fact that Jefferson espoused an ideology of small, limited federal government in favor of state's rights. In light of all this, why do the Democrats seem puzzled when they are accused of having no coherent ideology and no clear heritage or unity? br> -- Nick J br> Chicago, Illinois /p> p> THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS br> Re: Brandon Crocker's Lev el With Us, Please : /p>

Well done, Mr. Crocker. The factual unemployment rate is much lower than that reported by FEDGUV. When employers eliminate positions -- not lay employees off (which implies they are subject to recall as is occasionally the case with labor union employees but not the rest of the work force) -- many enterprising workers start their own businesses as "off the books" sole proprietorships and do not report their earnings to the government. These individuals have not become "too discouraged" to seek employment by others. They are sufficiently resourceful to employ themselves and haven't the slightest desire to pay their "fair share" of punitive taxes.

p>Having owned an employment agency and an executive search firm for some 15 years I know whereof I speak.

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