Roy Cooper and the politics of unemployment
Okay, see if you can follow me here. In July, our weaselly governor vetoed a bill passed by the GOP-controlled legislature to end the $300 supplement to unemployment benefits.
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Cooper cancels unemployment cuts. (Viva la coronavirus!)
That extra coronavirus $300 you’ve been getting in your unemployment check each month isn’t going anywhere, thanks to Roy Cooper. Yes, those are ‘Help Wanted’ signs you see dotting
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Paying people –with OUR MONEY — to get back to work
There have been stories about restaurants like McDonald’s offering CA$h if you come in and just interview. Chick-fil-A is reportedly offering nice signing bonuses for workers to get hired.
Continue reading#ncga: EVERYBODY already has a job!
So says Currituck County commission chairman, and state House district 6 candidate Bobby Hanig: […] Hanig acknowledged that some of the opposition to offshore drilling is based on emotion. However,
Continue readingFacts continue to stymie lefty doomsayers & race-baiters
Bert & Ernie and the gang are working overtime to poo-poo the ongoing economic boom. They are trying to tell us — with a straight face — that “people of
Continue readingThe economy: So, how we (really) doin’ ?
“How’m I doin’?” — campaign slogan for former NYC mayor Ed Koch _____________ It’s always good to stop, take a deep breath and assess things. If you believe the NCGOP,
Continue readingDigging into North Carolina’s jobs situation
That unemployment rate the drive-bys regularly quote to you is actually a percentage of the “workforce.” In economics, the “workforce” is defined as that portion of the population, of working
Continue reading#NCGA: Dale Folwell tames the shrew
Former legislator Dale Folwell, now heading up the Employment Security Commission for Gov. Pat McCrory, went back to Jones Street today to get grilled by his former colleagues. From all
Continue readingBarryO’s latest offensive in his War on Work
As we sink deeper into the Obama Era, it is becoming more apparent that “Dear Leader” does not want people starting businesses, working hard, and making their own money to
Continue readingHere we go again: DC taking us back to the 1970s
I don’t know about you, but the 1970s is a decade I’d like to forget. For those of you too young to remember, Google these terms: gas lines, Iran hostage
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