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The eBay eConomy

Jobless figures skewed, VP says

Federal unemployment statistics fail to take into account the 400,000 Americans who make some money trading on the Internet auction site eBay, Vice President Richard B. Cheney told a Cincinnati audience Thursday.

"That's a source that didn't even exist 10 years ago," Cheney said in response to a question from a self-employed man who said the federal government would consider him "unemployed."

Unbelievable.

Posted by gregwythe on September 10, 2004 10:12 AM

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Believable. =)

Are you self-employed Greg?

Posted by: Chris | September 10, 2004 05:16 PM