At that point there were 141.6 million Americans working. 141.6 million Americans and the unemployment rate was 8.3% again throughout 2009 that stimulus didn't work too good because employment fell to 138 million Americans. It took three years. Three years till January 2012 because of overregulation and over taxation to return to February 2009 levels of 141.6 million Americans working. Three years. That's what we call a slow non existent recovery. Oh, a quick aside. Senator Sanders is the Senator from Vermont is talking about we need the $600 plus up for for the unemployed because of the suffering. (13:31–13:47)
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