EconomyNews
THE CENTER SQUARE—The Department of Government Efficiency shared several examples of alleged unemployment fraud on its X account Thursday, the latest in its string of… Read More
A friend calls you and begs for cash to aid in his job search. A minute later, he calls you again and begs for more… Read More
The Senate is trying to use an accounting trick to claim deficit-reduction from a bill to extend federal long-term unemployment benefits. Far from that, the… Read More
President Obama has made income inequality the forefront issue on his 2014 agenda. However, more government is not the solution to increasing economic opportunity in… Read More
Want the unemployment rate to stay stagnant, rise, or not decrease as quickly as possible? Then support an extension of unemployment benefits. Sure, liberals are… Read More
Earlier this summer, the House took an important step in separating the bloated farm bill into an agriculture-only bill and a food stamp bill, which… Read More
The number of people on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) reached a record high this year. But a large number of people are double-dipping from both… Read More
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just now released its score of the bill the Senate passed early this morning while everyone was celebrating the beginning of… Read More
With just a few weeks left in 2012, all eyes in Washington are on Capitol Hill and the “fiscal cliff” negotiations. As usual, Congress and… Read More
President Obama’s pick as chairman of the White House Council on Economic Advisors co-authored a paper that showed that extending unemployment benefits will likely exacerbate… Read More
In the 1993 comedy Dave, a small-town presidential impersonator is called on to pretend to be the actual President of the United States when the… Read More
With 14.9% unemployment and a massive 800,000 jobs lost in the last decade, times are tough in Michigan. But despite the desperate conditions, some Michiganders… Read More
House Cloakroom: April 12 – 16 Analysis: After a two week recess the House eases its way back into work with a light week full… Read More
Unemployment has skyrocketed in this recession. Worse, it has remained abnormally high. Joblessness never rose above 8 percent in either the 2001 or 1991 recessions,… Read More
