By the numbers: 2 million

(Reuters) - New U.S. claims for unemployment aid unexpectedly rose last week to touch their highest level in eight months, pushed up by factors ranging from spring break layoffs to the introduction of an emergency benefits program, a government report showed on Thursday. KEY POINTS: * Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 43,000 to a seasonally adjusted 474,000, the highest since mid-August * Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims dropping to 410,000. * The prior wee ...

despite pessimism about the future, American voters do not appear to be holding it against Democratic President Obama. A Reuters monthly poll, conducted after Romney returned from his overseas disaster and following release of July jobs numbers, shows growth in President Obama’s lead among registered likely voters. The democratic-style “otherness” argument, that Romney Hood is out of touch with those voters residing outside the 0.1% privileged circles, seems to be t ...

This is a nifty article for people who like graphs and pictures with their reading material (like me). I was surprised to see that gun ownership in the US is on a declining trend since around 1996. ...

It should help Sandra in her quest for free birth control. The best free birth control?? MISERY. ...

...on the right side of the screen. Telling information. ...

This is the time when it's supposed to trickle down, adding jobs and increasing salaries! ...

http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/2012/10/11/jobless-claims-data-skewed-downward/ ...

[Interestingly, Pew Research points to Fox News as a big problem with the GOP. Note that Fox News was created to make money by selling a specific niche viewer group to advertisers -- those people who felt the mainstream media weren't conservative enough. Fox doesn't exist TO promote far-right views, that's just a byproduct of its process. (Of course, the various far-right websites and blogs are a whole different thing.) ] From the Washington Post: The numbers prove it: T ...

- is that Obama had these numbers when he stood up and made his speech last night. The POTUS is always advised of the numbers on the day before any significant labor (or other economic) numbers are released. So I think it's pretty fair, at this point, to call Obama an unmitigated, narcissistic liar to stand before the American people and beg for four more years when he had been given even more evidence than he already had that there is no justification on earth to give his failed pol ...

imported into the United States. If I recall correctly, the Obama administration’s stated goal is to bring in 100,000 this year. Refugee resettlement is a big business now in the USA, driven by lavish funding from the federal government with additional assistance from Soros-type NGOs. In particular, mainstream Protestant denominations are cashing in on the windfall by offering their services as charitable experts to help resettle the new arrivals. See Refugee Resettlement Watch for the bes ...

It's beginning to look pretty good! ...

Too bad this administration keeps reporting "feel good" numbers and his minions follow along and cheer. Pitiful. link ...

More than half the people who enrolled in Obamacare last year don’t plan to sign up again—and that’s bad news for the president’s healthcare law. A new Bankrate survey reveals that 53 percent of current Obamacare enrollees who signed up through the exchanges said they would not be enrolling for 2015. Their reason--“much higher prices for health plans.” Uh, oh. Did I hear that Obamacare was supposed to lower health insurance premiums? ...

Enlightening article. Here's an excerpt: "But, if Clinton's sinking poll numbers were to be expected as she re-entered the arena, the pace of their drop and the depths to which they have fallen are surprising. Looking at the national numbers, Clinton's favorable numbers have come close to collapsing over the past eight months or so; her unfavorable numbers in Iowa and New Hampshire are, without exaggeration, near Trump-ian levels -- and that's a very bad thing considering th ...

They're sending Chelsea out to attack Sanders, which is not being well received by Democrats whoever they support. It's very depressing to think that we have another generation of Clintons who will pollute the political environment for years to come. ...

This is from CNN. Don't know if it's true or not, but it does mention ABC and WaPo, so it must be true. ...

It was only 9.7% in May 2009, and in December, it was 10.9. This doesn't include those who ran out of benefits. I just can't imagine how many are really out of work here. They stated we have 8,300 people out of work. That doesn't sound like much, but I think our county only has a population of 30,000, and most of them have had to leave the county to find jobs. ...

"Eighty-four percent of people agree on almost nothing these days. But they do seem to agree that the economy stinks." Thought I'd excerpt a positive note this time. We are one on this. :) http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/08/27/the-10-numbers-that-matter-in-the-new-washington-post-abc-news-poll/ ...

I mean he apparently KNOWS what is in the president's heart, so he must be psychic, right? He is nothing more than the latest, safe, megamouthpiece for the right - planting seeds of doubt and mistrust among the haters/intellectually challenged. ...

will lose their health insurance with Obama care. See how that works? The ones with jobs lose theirs, have to go on the crap plans. But the ones with 7 or 8 kids and 7 or 8 baby daddies are happy to get the crap care. Remember the lie, "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor", or "if you like the plan you're on, you can keep it." So many lies spew out of this man's piehole, it's hard to keep track of them. One can just assume tha ...

I've had that Barenaked Ladies song in my head all day and was wondering...if I actually had a million dollars what would I do with it? (After taxes get taken out that is) Pay off my house Pay off credit cards Pay off medical bills Invest more in my 401k Donate to charities Pay off parents' debt Buy parents a house Buy sister a house Buy new vehicles for me/hubby Remodel my house like on HGTV Start college funds for our Godchildren Take a vacation with first class airfare ...

Judge approves $25 million settlement of Trump University Lawsuit. I know, probably fake law, fake suit, fake judge, etc. ...

What about the promises of bringing more jobs? What happened to that? Of course Trump does not care if people lose their jobs as long as he thinks he is erasing everything Obama! Do you think these jobs will be replaced by anything the republicans can dream up for healthcare? No stinking way baby! ...

By the numbers: 2 million

Wow! There are 38 views, 4 likes, and no comments? - nm

Dont hold your breath. - DD

small business is the backbone of America - I'm for it!

I would need to do more research on this. - Trigger Happy

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