What is Going On Here?

Hello, I hope you are all doing well and life is peaceful. Today, I am going to let out some concerns of mine about our country's economy and our country's future. The unemployment rate is at 9.5%, as of June, 2010. If the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the Unemployment rate by people who claim unemployment benefits, well then, what about those individuals who don't claim the unemployment benefits?

I am one of those individuals that are not collecting unemployment benefits. So, does that mean that the BLS can add 1 more to the nicely rounded 14.6 million people that they have documented as "Unemployed?" I think it does mean that. So I also think the number of unemployed Americans is much higher than 14,600,001.

Luckily, I am in the process of being re-hired from the company I was laid off from in February. Amen. However, it is only part-time. It is apparent to me that the new full-time is part-time and the new part-time is, if you're lucky, 10-20 hours a week.

Still, I am very concerned about the people that are unemployed, documented or not. What are we going to do? As I think further into the situation, I am concerned about the future of our country. Are we going to go bankrupt? What will we do then? Should I, should you start making a plan? A plan of cash, gold, and silver?

I have no cash, I sold all of my gold, I never liked silver and if I did, I would have sold it by now, and I don't own a metal detector. I think I will go buy one. What is going on here? What is going on here, is we are currently orbiting reality, never quite touching down on the truth of our current status.

Pursuing Peace and Happiness,

Laura