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 In the first two parts of this series, we have looked at the evolution of unemployment insurance and extensions and why it may not be suited to respond to the present recession. We have also looked at the hidden but very real effects of unemployment. In this, the last part, we will → Read More  60 comments - (Comments are closed)  In the first part of this series we looked at the historical development of the unemployment system and how in many ways it is fundamentally flawed to respond to the present recession. While the immediate effects of unemployment is obvious, (the loss of income) what is becoming more and more apparent is → Read More 9 comments - (Comments are closed)  On Friday August 27, the Commerce Department released its report on the growth of the U.S. economy and it was stunning, stunningly bad that is. In the second quarter of this year the economy only grew at a rate of 1.6%. Most economists consider a minimum growth rate of 4% to be → Read More 16 comments - (Comments are closed)  It’s hard to find a news blog these days that doesn’t feature regular mention of the ’99ers and their constant struggle to find a voice that Congress will listen to — a voice that demands passage of the Tier 5 unemployment extension. At the same time, ’99ers receive little mention in the → Read More 39 comments - (Comments are closed)  There has been a series of disappointing reports released in the past week which are leading many to come to the conclusion that the economy is faltering, if not simply stalling; a disastrous housing report, a manufacturing report that was the worst in over a year, continued declines in consumer spending, and → Read More 41 comments - (Comments are closed)  The Congressional Budget Office released a report Thursday detailing their estimates of the effects of 2009′s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) — the bill that included an unemployment extension and a job-creation stimulus package — on the 2nd fiscal quarter of 2010. This issue is critical to the Tier 5 unemployment → Read More 27 comments - (Comments are closed)  One of the most prominent experts on the economy and the job market has increased his prediction of the chances of a “double dip” recession. This would increase already record-breaking unemployment and make the need for both an extension of federal unemployment extensions and the addition of a Tier 5 even more → Read More 43 comments - (Comments are closed)  November elections that will decide the majority in Congress are slowly edging closer, and campaigning started out blazing straight out of the gate. The results of the primaries are of great interest to America’s jobless, especially the issue of a Tier 5 unemployment extension, which the majority of Republicans oppose. Right now, → Read More 51 comments - (Comments are closed) | |||||
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