Post Tagged with: "unemployment"

January 12, 2012 14:38

Change for the worse – Jobless Claims Rise to 6-Week High, Retail Weak

Some foolish Americans voted for hope and change in 2008. What they got was false hope and change for the worse. Let’s not let it happen again.

January 9, 2012 10:31

Real reason for unemployment drop – people quit looking

“[T]he reality is that the economy is currently struggling along at a very anemic pace. Without employment growing fast enough to offset the labor pool overhang, we are unlikely to reduce the real unemployment problem that persists in the U.S.” – Steettalklive.com

December 30, 2011 09:50

Generation Demoralized – a “lost” generation?

[M]ost people in this age range [16-24] do not work at all. Forget 19%; the problem affects 52%. That’s an incredible fact.

December 16, 2011 05:41

What is Pelosi smoking?

She says extending unemployment benefits will create 600,000 jobs. Previously she claimed Obamacare would create 400,000 jobs but the CBO said it will kill 800,000 jobs over ten years.

December 16, 2011 05:41

What is Pelosi smoking?

She says extending unemployment benefits will create 600,000 jobs. Previously she claimed Obamacare would create 400,000 jobs but the CBO said it will kill 800,000 jobs over ten years.

December 9, 2011 11:21

Leftist Looney Unemployment Solutions: Both Weird and Scary

There are legal restrictions that make hiring and firing a litigator’s paradise. There are high payroll taxes that vastly increase the cost of new works. There are minimum wage laws, labor union privileges and “child” labor laws that cartelize the workplace to benefit the few at the expense of the many. By Jeffrey Tucker at Whiskey & Gunpowder There was a brief moment of joy at the news that retailers hired 206,000 new people in November. But only one day […]

December 2, 2011 08:20

Leftist Looney Unemployment Solutions: Both Weird and Scary

There are legal restrictions that make hiring and firing a litigator’s paradise. There are high payroll taxes that vastly increase the cost of new works. There are minimum wage laws, labor union privileges and “child” labor laws that cartelize the workplace to benefit the few at the expense of the many.

December 1, 2011 09:41

Jobless claims jump back above 400,000 thanks to Obama policies

Obama’s policies are working to stop job growth. People are hurting. Obama keeps trying to convince voters he is doing something about jobs. Just pass my jobs (spending) bill. The truth is Obama’s policies are destroying jobs and stifling economic growth.

September 2, 2011 07:55

Hopey changey jobs report – zero, zip, nada for August

No jobs created or “saved” by Obama’s Magical Misery tour and the rate remains 9.1%. Its the GOP’s fault for not letting Obama spend trillions more to “create or save” jobs. Obama has been saying he is focusing on jobs for the last three years. Maybe we would be better off if he just stayed on vacation.

August 31, 2011 06:13

Consumer confidence and housing market near record lows

How’s that hopey changey “fundamental transformation of America” working out?