Category Archives: Jobs

Scott Walker’s Job Creation Agency Bought Football Tickets, Broke The Law

It’s common knowledge that Wisconsin has been at the bottom or near the bottom in the nation for job creation since 2011, but according to this report from the Associated Press, the job-creating agency Scott Walker oversaw the creation of … Continue reading
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The First Gundamentalist Church of Gun

Artist – David Fitzsimmons In other news, President Obama will announce tomorrow that he is nominating Tom Wheeler to be the next chairman of the FCC. Also — Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has discovered the secret to why his state … Continue reading
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Sequestration is Catching Up to the Economy

The jobless rate fell during the month of March to 7.6 percent, but this drop was mostly due to workers exiting the labor force all together while job growth was the weakest in nine months. via Blooomberg Payrolls grew by … Continue reading
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Green Jobs Growing Much Faster Than All Other Jobs

According to the Los Angeles Times, a study released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics yesterday showed that green jobs grew far faster than every other sector of employment in 2011, including healthcare. The nation had about 3.4 million green … Continue reading
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Elizabeth Warren is Very Smart

Given all the sociopaths and crazy people in Congress, it’s comforting to know that Senator Warren is on the job. Especially when we read stuff like this: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) made a case for increasing the minimum wage last … Continue reading
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236,000 Jobs in February

It is not without caveats, but the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is good news. According to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 236,000 jobs were created last month, bringing the unemployment rate down … Continue reading
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It’s Killing Mitt Romney

In his interview with Fox News this Sunday, the unexceptional Mitt Romney opened up about all manner of issues we’re facing today, but also reminded people of his passion for leading the 47% who want to take what he has, … Continue reading
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Who Suffers The Fools Of Sequestration?

The people who can least afford to be economically flogged, of course. The highlights, via PoliticsUSA: Two million people will lose their SNAP (food stamp) benefits and another 44 million will see them cut. Two hundred thousand children will lose … Continue reading
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Joe Scarborough Is Out Of His Depth

After Paul Krugman appeared on Morning Joe a couple weeks ago and schooled everyone at the table on the absurdity of imposing intellectually-violent austerity on the American economy and social safety net– just to save the national debt immediately! immediately! … Continue reading
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And Then They Came For Me

When Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker declared war on unions, he made the calculation that if he exempted private employee unions and emergency services from his initial assault, he could get away with it. He was right. And now he’s coming … Continue reading
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