My 2 Cents
‘Joblessness is the cancer that is killing our economy. We can eliminate it. When nine men work a 40-hour week, they have to pay taxes to support the 10th man, who is on welfare. Reduce the workweek to 36 hours and all 10 men can have jobs.’
-- George W. Feinstein,
Altadena,
on a Saturday story about the U.S. unemployment rate climbing to 5.7%, its highest level in more than four years
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