Stimulus Unemployment

Unemployment Solution: Pay People to Work Shorter Hours

Dean Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dean Baker

Imagine if workers in the US, like workers in Germany, were dealing with the recession by putting in four-day weeks (while getting paid for five) or getting an extra two weeks of paid vacation. This sure beats being unemployed.

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Stimulus Spending Fails to Follow Unemployment, Poverty

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

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by Michael Grabell and Jennifer La Fleur Since the economic stimulus bill passed nearly six months ago, the Obama administration has repeatedly pledg...

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Power Of Stimulus Slow To Take Hold As Rising Unemployment Blunts Obama's Recovery Plan

Washington Post | Lori Montgomery | Posted 05.25.2011

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Five months after Congress approved a massive package of spending and tax cuts aimed at reviving an ailing economy, the jobless rate is still climbing...

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Unemployment Money To Increase For Illinois' Jobless

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- As jobless rates climb toward record highs, Illinois residents looking for work will see an extra $25 a week in unemployment...

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