Tagged with Unemployment

Good News is No News

Good news is seldom sexy, and economic good news is often downright boring. Good economic news will lose attention to disaster or scandal any time. Maybe it's akin to the difference between a dangerous illicit lover and a steady, reliable, and more-than-competent mate. Bad news and … Continue reading →

ARRA 2.0?

A little over a week ago, President Obama announced to Congress and the nation a proposed bill, called the American Jobs Act. He described it at a high level, but I thought it would be worth reading the text itself to see what's in there. Today, I'll share with you what I saw. Not everything in … Continue reading →

Working on the Jobs

Tonight at 7PM EDT (4PM PDT), President Obama will be addressing Congress with a challenge to pass his proposed legislation, which he claims (through a senior advisor) "will rebuild our economy by making sure those that work hard and play by the rules are not left behind". Several Republicans … Continue reading →

Unemployed Need Not Apply

Apparently this rather bizarre practice has become common in recession-era America. Employers advertise vacancies within their companies and specify, either in print or online, that applications from the unemployed will not be considered. In other words: if you don't have a job, we won't hire … Continue reading →

The (Stupid) Economy

Pauly welcomes another observation from CaptainPlatypus. Now that it's theoretically possible that we have a temporary and partial (and mostly political) resolution to the debt/deficit crisis, and once you've all finished playing count-the-qualifiers with the previous statement, I thought it … Continue reading →