Posts Tagged ‘unemployment’
Obama on jobs – ‘saved or created’ the new double-speak
The Executive Branch has gotten quite fond of saying their policies have “saved or created” x-number of jobs. Can someone tell me why the media is allowing this to happen? The numbers are pure fiction and the main stream media who’s mostly in love with President Obama is happy to report the data. It’s kind…
Read MoreStimulus … Throw it from helicopters
Why not … Jonas Max Ferris on “Cashin In” may have found the best way to distribute the cash. At least we could pick it up and spend it … maybe even stimulate some businesses. The consensus of this panel; the stimulus ain’t stimulating. These panel members all run investment funds and they are all…
Read MoreThe Boss to Cavuto … 10% + Unemployment
Not exactly what I wanted to hear from the primo media mogul in the world …
Read MoreUnemployment estimates – with and without recovery plan Update: Video
This is the kind of research the main stream media does not seem able to do. Let’s say I told you we needed to spend $1 million dollars to keep unemployment from rising 2 percent next month. You agreed, we spent the $1 million, but unemployment still went up 2 percent. What would your reaction…
Read MoreBalancing The Recession On The Backs Of … Men?
My guess is this won’t garner much sympathy from inside the beltway … not a protected class. Too bad its not whales, dogs or glaciers. (H/T Instapundit) The proportion of women who are working has changed very little since the recession started. But a full 82 percent of the job losses have befallen men, who…
Read MoreWaiting For Bad News
I found the White House Press briefing just a little disturbing today. Reporters continued to note throughout the presser that public opinion is turning against the Porkapalooza … as we have noted here. But when it came to the question of changing the bill substantially (perhaps cutting tax rates for people and business or at…
Read MoreNothing To Fear?
With thousands getting pink slips in Connecticut … from WTIC to CIGNA and United Technologies, it’s a pretty easy question to answer. The economy is receding and if you are on that end of it … its not good. But how bad a recession depends on how long you go between jobs. As for those…
Read MoreTake A Pay Cut … Save A Job
Governor Rell has told Connecticut Prison Guards the state can’t afford the pay raise the state has agreed to pay them and wants them to pass on it. It’s not likely to happen. Legislators say it’s unlikely to happen this year because Democrats, who traditionally support state-employee unions, hold two-thirds of the seats in the…
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