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State of the Economy (a haiku)

Gains in production*
Ten percent unemployment**
Lot’s o’ fun, ain’t it?***

* According to The Wall Street Journal, The US enjoyed the largest 6-month productivity growth rate since 1961.
** The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports unemployment for October 2009 at 10.2%.
*** AP reports that productivity gains may be bad for job seekers, while economist and Nobel Laureate Gary [...]