Tag Archives: unemployment

Bring Back Welfare, Please

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Lee

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 11.6 million unemployed persons in the United States today. Meanwhile, the current estimate of the total cost of the spending package passed to alleviate this distress is $827 billion. President Obama … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Cadiallac CTS, Cadillac, Economics, government spending, liberalism, nostalgia, public housing, social safety net, stimulus, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment rate, United States, welfare queen | 2 Comments

Day Without Pay Unpopular

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Lee

Looks like the “Day Without a Gay” civil rights protest intended to send a message to the country about the importance of gay employees and consumers…had no effect whatsoever. Thus the congenitally counterproductive leadership of the gay rights movement can … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Society | Tagged civil rights, consumer spending, day without a gay, gay rights, jobs, protest, sexual orientation, unemployment, work | Leave a comment

Is The Evidence In On Minimum Wage?

Posted on June 9, 2008 by MichaelW

When the most recent unemployment numbers were released, the media bleated about the highest percentage increase in the jobless rate since 1986. For example, The New York Times lamented: The unemployment rate surged to 5.5 percent in May from 5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, energy, Media, MichaelW's Page, regulation | Tagged college students, Economics, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, labor force, low-wage workers, May 2008 unemployment rate, Media, minimum wage, recession, teens, unemployment | 6 Comments

The Mildest Recession?

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Lee

Morgan Stanley expects a “mild and short” recession in 2008, with peak unemployment of 5.6% or 5.7% in early 2009. Mark Perry points out that would make it the mildest and shallowest recession since the second world war.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged 2009, Economics, economy, Mark Perry, Morgan Stanley, recession, unemployment | 2 Comments

A Mid Cycle Slowdown

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Lance

Many people argue that we are experiencing no more than a mid-cycle slowdown. Certainly that was a potential outcome I considered likely if a full blown recession didn’t occur. The recent job numbers on the surface can certainly provide a … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged employment, mid cycle slowdown, recession, unemployment | Leave a comment