The recently reported unemployment rate in the United States is a mere 4.9%. Oh really? This is typical political deception. This one is very easy to clear up once one has the actual facts. So what is the real unemployment rate? As of January 2016 the rate is actually 22.9%. Let me explain. You see politicians on both sides of the aisle like to show positive statistics so that they can take credit for such good results. Most people have come to distrust politicians (and the m