Unemployment: Long-Term Costs, a Short-Term Extension
Posted by Jim Harper
The PBS NewsHour had an interesting feature Friday about the social consequences of long-term unemployment. No surprise—the results are mostly negative. “Psychologically, it’s roughly equivalent to the death of a spouse,” says journalist Don Peck, who has written an article on all this in March’s edition of The Atlantic. Young workers who get their start [...]
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Big Health Care Meeting Today – 10:00 Eastern/7:00 Pacific
Posted by Jim Harper
President Obama and leaders from both parties meet today to hash out health care reform. The meeting is slated to take place starting at 10 a.m. Eastern/7:00 Pacific. You can see information about the health care meeting on Whitehouse.gov. Go to WhiteHouse.gov/live at the appointed time to watch the meeting on streaming video. If you [...]
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