The media and the Obama administration continually spin the jobless claims numbers. The initial jobless claims go up or down weekly. When the number goes down, the media and the Obama administration hail the falling initial jobless claims as a sign that Obama’s policies are working. When the numbers go up the answer is...
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Initial Jobless Claims Continue To Rise
Unemployment Continues to Rise Despite Stimulus
We reported earlier in the year that the stimulus bill isn’t helping the employment picture. When the Obama administration was pushing for the bill, they said that doing nothing would push unemployment over 8%. On Friday, the labor department reported that unemployment rose to a 26 year high of 9.7 percent. Hotair.com has a...
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Political Stories You Might have Missed – Week ending 6/12
Several interesting things happened this week in the world of politics. Here are some of the stories that you want to make sure you didn’t miss: Krugman Blames Conservatives for Murders - Paul Krugman explains why conservatives are responsible for several recent murders. He doesn’t seem to blame himself of the left for other recent events, but...
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Stimulus Not Putting a Halt to Unemployment
Earlier this year we heard on and on that we had to pass massive stimulus bill to avert the certain disaster that was inherited by the current administration. If we did not act “boldly”, we were headed off the cliff. We were even told that if we didn’t pass the stimulus “now”, unemployment could...
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