Yeah, when you keep trying to fit a square socialist peg of job fabrication into a round free market American hole of job creation, you’re bound to get exhausted before long. Obama’s economic team exhausted – TheHill.com.
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Obama Changes Tune on Paying for Unemployment Benefits Extension – Political Hotsheet – CBS News
In two speeches over the last week, Mr. Obama argued that in the past, presidents and Congresses of both parties have treated unemployment insurance for what it is: an emergency expenditure. “Suddenly, Republican leaders want to change that,” he said. He portrayed Republicans as hypocrites for demanding that jobless benefits be paid for but...
The Associated Press: Govt watchdog criticizes handling of car dealers
The Associated Press: Govt watchdog criticizes handling of car dealers.
YouTube – CBS: Administration’s Trillion-Dollar ‘Stimulus’ Claims “Hard to Believe”
When Catie Couric dares to defy her own god, you know there’s trouble in the White House. YouTube – CBS: Administration’s Trillion-Dollar ‘Stimulus’ Claims “Hard to Believe”.
Jobless rate reaches 9.8 percent in September – Yahoo! Finance
Persistent joblessness could pose political problems for President Barack Obama, who pushed through an ambitious $787 billion stimulus package in February intended to “save or create” 3.5 million jobs by the end of 2010. “We still think the overall trend is moving in the right direction,” said Christina Romer, chair of the President’s Council...
DEM HEALTH RX A POI$ON PILL IN NY – New York Post
Congressional plans to fund a massive health-care overhaul could have a job-killing effect on New York, creating a tax rate of nearly 60 percent for the state’s top earners and possibly pressuring small-business owners to shed workers. via DEM HEALTH RX A POI$ON PILL IN NY – New York Post.
Average length of unemployment highest since 1948. – WSJ.com
The Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary estimate for job losses for June is 467,000, which means 7.2 million people have lost their jobs since the start of the recession. The cumulative job losses over the last six months have been greater than for any other half year period since World War II, including the...
Black-White Gap in Jobless Rate Widens in New York City – NYTimes.com
Economists said they were not certain why so many more blacks were losing their jobs in New York, especially when a large share of the layoffs in the city have been in fields where they are not well represented, like finance and professional services. But in those sectors, the economists suggested that blacks may...
