Posts Tagged ‘unemployment insurance’
Unemployment insurance creates jobs!
Representative Nancy Pelosi (D. Ca.) made that statement several months ago. Now, Presidential Press Secretary, Jay Carney, in a recent press conference, is jumping on the same band wagon. The theory goes that if someone who is unemployed receives a payment from the government, they will spend it, thus boosting the economy and creating jobs. Let’s…
Read MoreUnemployment extension: Confused? Good reason to be, 99ers.
The President left people with the impression last night that the deal included an extension of unemployment benefits for another 13 months. A caller on our show, Paul, called late to say that that was incorrect but couldn’t source the material for us … so what’s a person to do? Well the labor department has…
Read MoreCavuto: The end of capitalism, or the race to insanity?
Once again Neil nails it as only he can. To put his commentary into perspective, on Wednesday 30,000 people showed up clamoring for public housing. Yesterday people who have been on unemployment for 99 weeks protested in New York, demandin an extention of their benefits another 20 weeks. The government is considering another housing bailout, no interest…
Read MoreUnemployment insurance: Who pays?
The House voted this week to extend unemployment benefits another 13 weeks. If approved by the Senate, it would be the fourth time Congress has extended federal jobless benefits since the recession began in December 2007. The latest 13-week extension would be available to residents in the 25 states that have had an average jobless…
Read MoreRising Star
Some consider him to be the Republican party’s next great leader … perhaps President. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. When you hear him in this clip explain what he would do to stimulate the economy … and why he will not take most of the stimulus money … you’ll understand why. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2gEmsNYVnw Jindal also took issue…
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