《Truth About Jobs》.docx

Op-Ed Columnist Truth About Jobs By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: October 7, 2012  HYPERLINK /2012/10/08/opinion/krugman-truth-about-jobs.html?_r=3 \l commentsContainer 677 Comments Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Share  HYPERLINK /2012/10/08/opinion/krugman-truth-about-jobs.html?_r=3pagewanted=print Print Reprints If anyone had doubts about the madness that has spread through a large part of the American political spectrum, the reaction to Friday’s better-than expected report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics should have settled the issue. For the immediate  HYPERLINK /business/2012/10/unemployment-plummets-78/57640/ \o The Atlantic Wire response of many on the right — and we’re not just talking fringe figures — was to cry conspiracy. Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Paul Krugman  HYPERLINK /top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnists/paulkrugman/index.html Go to Columnist Page ?  HYPERLINK / Blog: The Conscience of a Liberal Related  HYPERLINK /2012/10/05/jobs-report-brings-unexpected-good-news-for-obama/?ref=opinion The Caucus: Jobs Report Brings Unexpected Good News for Obama (October 5, 2012)  HYPERLINK /2012/10/06/business/economy/us-added-114000-jobs-in-september-rate-drops-to-7-8.html?ref=opinion Drop in Jobless Figure Gives Jolt to Race for President (October 6, 2012) Related in Opinion  HYPERLINK /2012/10/06/opinion/nocera-jobs-report-cooked-or-correct.html Joe Nocera: Jobs Report: Cooked or Correct? (October 5, 2012) Connect With Us on Twitter For Op-Ed, follow  HYPERLINK / \l !/nytopinion @nytopinion and to hear from the editorial page editor, Andrew Rosenthal, follow  HYPERLINK / \l !/andyrNYT @andyrNYT. Readers’ Comments Readers shared their thoughts on this article.  HYPERLINK /2012/10/08/opinion/krugman-truth-about-jobs.html?_r=3 \l comments Read All Comments (677) ? Leading the charge of what were quickly dubbed the “B.L.S. truthers” was none other than Jack Welch, the former chairman of General Electric, who post