Posts Tagged ‘unemployment’
Doubling down on stupid in the ivory tower….
Amid all of Øbama’s recent student loan rate histrionics in an attempt to buy the votes of college audiences and Jimmy Fallon, I came across this gem of a story on college tuition increases which was briefly mentioned on the WTIC news yesterday. It was a report on the news regarding differential increases in tuition…
Read More5,552 people become statistically invisible in Connecticut
We’ve got mail. Most people probably do not realize how state and federal unemployment figures are put together. Of course, we need to compare apples to apples when looking at historical figures, but when you’re unemployed and politicians are claiming things are getting better, it can be a hard pill to swallow.
Read MoreMore bad news about Obamacare
Jim and I discussed this on the show this morning and we thought you might like to read the full article. A recent study by James Sherk of the Herritage Foundation has disclosed that Obamacare will cause unemployment and underemployment of low wage, low skill workers to rise.
Read MoreMinimum wage not working so well for minority youths
The American people are being sold a bill of goods – lied to – concerning the effects of a minimum wage. Federal and state minimum wage mandates do nothing to help provide a “living wage” nor does it do anything to improve the overall employment picture. Walter E. Williams’ column today discusses how this government…
Read MoreJobs, not food stamps: The 60 Minutes report that drove the show UPDATE: Hot Air kudos to CBS
It really is worth watching because it outlines beautifully (umm, pardon the adjective) the problem facing 14 million Americans. Relying on food stamps, unemployment checks, and neighbor kindness to stay afloat in an economy that clearly is not recovering, merely treading water.
Read MoreUnemployment still at 9.6% – Private sector adds 64,000 jobs
The September 2010 figures are out, and the summer of recovery has proven to be a dud. Of course, Reuters used the word “unexpected” twice in the first sentence of the first paragraph, and within a few minutes it looks like some editor dropped the words.
Read MoreProf Goolsbee to America: Umm, no, unemployment not coming down anytime soon
Well, there’s a shock. The new economist in chief at the White House, Austan Goolsbee tells ABC’s This Week, don’t look for unemployment to fall. Actually he also wouldn’t make any predictions about how many jobs the President’s new stimulus would create? In fact, he pretty much didn’t say much except, well, trust me, this…
Read MoreUnemployment Rises … 9.6%
There is some good news in this month’s report, but only if your first and last name is Pollyanna. Heh. The Labor Department reports that the private sector added 67,000 jobs in July which according to reports is better than … expected? Or better than nothing. You choose.
Read MoreIn United States, 17% work for the government
From a new Gallup poll, we find that 1.7 of 10 American workers work for the government. That figure includes all local, state and federal workers, but unfortunately the survey does not break down the job function (military,teachers, fire, police…).
Read MoreEconomic stimulus…a far better idea
Last week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D. Ca.) told us, with a straight face, no less, that unemployment benefits create jobs. Anyone who frequents this blog knows that her comments make absolutely no sense. But, in a marvelous article in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal, Arthur Laffer explains not only why Ms. Pelosi’s statement is completely…
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