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“So be it”
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You know how bad you think things are? They’re worse than that.
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Economists try to explain why they were wrong on March jobs forecasts
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View ArticleSometimes You Just Have to Respond to the Stoopid
Now, some folks may have noticed (ha!) that I have not been posting too much these last few months. Those who actually know me understand that I’ve had a very good reason for this. However, I have...
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The Vortex of Stupidity, also known as Washington, DC
Just how stupid are they? (Photo: David Flores / Flickr) I sometimes think that there has to be a crest to the levels of stoopid coming out of Washington, DC but obviously, I am wrong. Just the past...
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Today’s Anti-Social Security Propaganda
FDR Quote on Social Security Well, it looks like there is a new push on in the long term destruction of Social Security today. Now, I usually write about the plight of the long term unemployed and...
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Jobs and Social Security
Unemployment is up a fraction of a percent. The January Jobs reports are out and for once, there is a modicum of (somewhat) good news. The Labor Department reported 157K new jobs for January 2013 and...
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The Concern Trolls Very Serious People Are Out
Damn but just when I reach a point where I think things can’t get any stoopider inside the Beltway, we have a week like this one with the release of President Obama’s “budget” and once again the...
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McJobs: Bad and Getting Worse
A couple of years ago, you might remember that McDonalds got a lot of publicity out of a one day hiring binge. I wrote about it here with a follow-up about the Washington Post noticing that it was a...
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May 2014 Jobs Reports: Good News, Bad News
Unemployment Report According to this article this morning from CNN Money, the official BLS Jobs Report for May, due this Friday morning, will show that the US economy will finally have recovered all...
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