by Digby | Dec 20, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, The Jobs Challenge
Greg Sargent reports that the fight to extend Unemployment Insurance may not be quite done yet: Democrats and liberal groups are still not giving up. They are planning a concerted, multi-faceted push over the break designed to pressure Republicans — not Congress;...
by Digby | Dec 19, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, The Jobs Challenge
AEI (yes, AEI) offers up some evidence that austerity policies are bunk. Not kidding: Earlier this year, as The New York Times reported, the North Carolina legislature cut unemployment benefits, reducing (a) the maximum payout by a third and (b) the number of weeks...
by Digby | Dec 18, 2013 | Economy, Financial Reform, Progressive Vision, The Jobs Challenge
... introduces a very useful piece of legislation: Much of America – hard-working, bill-paying America – has a damaged credit rating. There are a lot of different reasons, but a lot of people just caught a bad break. They got sick. Their husband left or their wife...
by Digby | Dec 11, 2013 | Budget Talks, Conservatism, Economy, The Jobs Challenge
So it looks like Capitol Hill may get to have a holiday this year: The deal, which was negotiated over the past few weeks by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-Wash.), would set spending for the...
by Digby | Dec 10, 2013 | Economy, Making it in America, The Jobs Challenge
A nasty little Google boy gets mad and says what he really thinks: "Why don't you go to a city that can afford it? This is a city for the right people who can afford it. You can't afford it? You can leave. I'm sorry, get a better job. It's time for you to leave. "...
