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Some Jobs Taxpayers Don't Need to Buy

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 12.03.2009 | Business

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Leo W. Gerard

A second stimulus is completely reasonable at a time when there are six unemployed Americans for every job opening and when it takes six months on average for an unemployed worker to find a job.

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Paul Krugman: Germany's Jobs, Unemployment Miracle Can Teach US

New York Times | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

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Germany's jobs miracle hasn't received much attention in this country -- but it's real, it's striking, and it raises serious questions about whether t...

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Is It Time For Another WPA? Why Government-Created Jobs Aren't The Answer

The New Republic | Zubin Jelveh | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

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Putting aside the standard concern about central planning, there are some unintended consequences that could come with a modern WPA. This 1990 paper b...

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Asking President Obama for a Job

Gregory Daurer | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

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Gregory Daurer

Things still aren't looking good here in Colorado. As for the stimulus, the keg must have been turned off before the dram trickled down to me.

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Stimulate the Arts and Keep American Strong

Robin Bronk | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

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Robin Bronk

Why is it so hard for some to realize that jobs in the arts support millions of Americans and are no less worthy than any other job that puts food on the table?

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The New Deal Redux

June Hopkins | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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June Hopkins

The PWA was Wall Street; the WPA was Main Street. The PWA served to stimulate business; the WPA employed Americans. Both served to boost the economy and rebuild the nation's infrastructure.

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CBS: FDR's New Deal Blueprint For Obama

CBS News | Chip Reid | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics

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Anxiety and fear surround workers this holiday season. Last month, half a million people lost their jobs ... more than 2 million have since last Decem...

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