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Deficit hawks' 'generational theft' argument is a sham
Here's a phrase you can expect to be hearing a lot in the national debate over fiscal policy, as we move past the "sequester," which is the crisis du jour, and toward the budget cliff/government shutdown deadline looming at the end of March:...
Tags: Government, Politics, National Government, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Budgets and Budgeting
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Bernanke warns Congress that budget cuts pose danger [Updated]
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Tuesday that the upcoming budget cuts under the so-called sequestration would create a "significant" burden on an economy that is growing only moderately. In his semi-annual economic report...Tags: Politics, Unemployment, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, World War II (1939-1945), Employment Opportunities
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Letters: Florida dairy farmer's take on immigration provokes debate
Re “Business owners get vocal on immigration,” Feb. 23 Although this excellent article clearly demonstrated what a tough issue immigration policy is, it failed to address the hypocrisy of business owners like dairy farmer Joe Wright. Here's...
Tags: Politics, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Illegal Immigrants, Insurance, Immigration
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Most economists see 'sequestration' budget cuts as unavoidable
WASHINGTON -- With just a few days to go before new government spending cuts are set to take effect, what are the chances that another eleventh-hour action will avert the latest impending hit to the economy? Very little, according to a survey of...
Tags: Government, Politics, Gross Domestic Product, National Government, Head Start
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McManus: D.C. doubles down on the sequester
The sequester, those $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts scheduled to hit the federal government on March 1, was designed to be stupid. In 2011, when President Obama proposed the scheme and both parties in Congress embraced it, their...
Tags: Government, White House, Politics, National Government, Head Start
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Lawmaker seeks to block legislators from cushy board appointments
A state lawmaker wants to end the practice of using the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board as a soft-landing pad for former legislators. Assemblywoman Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) has introduced legislation prohibiting a former member of...Tags: John A. Perez, Shannon L. Grove, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Insurance
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Unemployment claims fall in new sign of gradual labor recovery
WASHINGTON — New filings for unemployment claims fell last week, and the total number of workers receiving jobless benefits dropped to a 4½-year low — further signs of the gradual recovery in the labor market. The Labor Department said...
Tags: Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Moody's Corporation
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Initial jobless claims dropped last week to 366,000
WASHINGTON -- New jobless claims dropped last week to 366,000 as the labor market continued to show signs of moderate growth. The number of people filing for the first-time for unemployment benefits was down 5,000 in the week ending Saturday from the...
Tags: Timothy Geithner, Unemployment Rate, Career and Workplace, Economic Indicator, Employment
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Initial jobless claims jump a week after falling to five-year low
WASHINGTON -- Reversing a recent downward trend, new jobless claims jumped by 38,000 last week but remained in the ballpark for moderate growth in the labor market ahead of Friday's unemployment report. The number of people filing for unemployment...
Tags: Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Boeing Co., Economic Indicator, Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
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Jobless pay unnecessary fees to collect unemployment, report says
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.Jobless Americans continue paying unnecessary fees to withdraw their unemployment benefits from prepaid debit cards, a report released Tuesday said. Five states, including California, violate federal law in requiring those collecting unemployment...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Bank of America Corp.
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Unemployment rate unchanged, ditto for economic uncertainty
The December jobs report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the economy remained in low gear, with private employers continuing to add jobs just slightly faster than the number of new workers seeking them. That's about the...
Tags: White House, Politics, Parties and Movements, Labor Legislation, Unemployment
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Female unemployment exceeds men's for first time since recession
For the first time since the recession began, the unemployment rate for adult women surpassed that for adult men, indicating that while the U.S. might have been a "mancession," it also appears to be experiencing a "mancovery." The unemployment rate...
Tags: Government, Politics, National Government, Unemployment, Local Government
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