unemployment
Republican Senate should get off its ass and help hurting people
December 18, 2020Almost 14 million jobless people will lose their aid checks the day after Christmas. 12 million could be evicted. And for 310,000 people there will be no aid at all, because they are dead.
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Pandemic responses: Coronavirus deaths climb as Trump stays silent on aid
December 3, 2020So-called “compromise” legislation falls far short of what is needed.
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Independent report finds myriad problems with pandemic relief, jobless aid
December 2, 2020The Government Accountability Office says lawmakers have to hold Trump's executive branch agencies’ feet to the fire.
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On unemployment benefits, Wall Street Journal’s ‘common sense’ is nonsense
December 1, 2020No matter how hard they search, unemployed workers can’t find jobs that don’t exist. The major problem is the lack of jobs, not workers who refuse to work because they receive unemployment checks.
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COVID Thanksgiving: Jobs crisis brings unhappy Turkey Day for millions
November 25, 2020The latest jobless numbers reveal an unhappy Turkey Day—and it could get worse.
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