Expanded unemployment benefits ended in four states on June 12. And they ended in eight more states on June 19. Many people — primarily those who own restaurants, retail stores — have blamed the federally authorized expansion of unemployment benefits for causing a “labor shortage.” Without any evidence to support their claims, they have argued that all, most, or many…
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Trump Chaos
Trump released his Executive Order Friday banning travel and immigration from seven nations without any implementation instructions to the people and organizations who would be responsible for enforcing it, and he made it effective immediately upon its release. At first I asked myself, “Why would Trump release this EO in a way that would create such a high degree of…
Republican Reaction to Feb. 5, 2016 Monthly Jobs Report
On Jan. 8, 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly employment report for December 2009. On that date, Republican RNC Chairman Michael Steele had this to say when the unemployment rate was at 10%: “‘More than 2.8 million Americans have lost their jobs since the stimulus passed, and the national unemployment rate remains at 10 percent. The American economy…