Category Archives: unemployment

(UPDATE) GOP Doubles Down on Drug Tests

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “(UPDATE) GOP Doubles Down on Drug Tests”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailRemember Florida Governor Rick Scott’s drug testing-for-welfare program? It worked very well as a subsidy for medical testing companies, but didn’t actually save the state any money (see above). Now, Congressional … Continue reading →

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Dispelling Unemployment Myths

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Dispelling Unemployment Myths”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailVia Arthur Delaney at HuffPo, a Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco study of unemployment extension and UI benefits: (R)eceiving UI is not a requirement in order for an individual to be counted as unemployed … Continue reading →

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Reid Stiffens, Divides His Forces

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Reid Stiffens, Divides His Forces”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Reporting for HuffPo, Ryan Grim describes the new Harry Reid. After doing away with Baucus’s horrible Finance Committee jobs bill, Reid explained: The new bill drops disaster assistance and extensions of unemployment … Continue reading →

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Bush Economic Legacy Gets Even Better

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Bush Economic Legacy Gets Even Better”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailHot on the tail of the news that the United States has actually been in a recession since December of 2007 comes the announcement that the country has actually been slumping since … Continue reading →