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Alabama Has A Jobs Plan – For Prison Inmates

Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2012 by Cindy Rose

According to al.com, in one of the most ignorant, asinine, insane, we don’t give a damn about the unemployed moves, Alabama Rep. Jim McClendon, R-Springville (Of Course) is sponsoring a bill which “…would let private businesses employ prison inmates to … Continue reading →

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Romney, Gingrich Cite Same Statistic as Obama in Their Unemployment Records

Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012 by Cindy Rose

In an iWatch News article this morning, both Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney were quoted disputing the current U-3 unemployment numbers and citing “real unemployment rates”. (The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses 6 measures of unemployment, U-1 through U-6, but … Continue reading →

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More Arizona Austerity Screwing the Poor

Posted on Friday, August 19, 2011 by Doug Marquardt

Arizona pivots from cutting off health care for the poor to cutting off unemployment benefits for over 31,000 citizens. The Republican Governor supported extending unemployment benefits which would not have cost the state anything. But GOP members voted against it, … Continue reading →

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