47% Of Unemployed Have ‘Completely Given Up’ Looking For A Job

(Mark Hemingway)  A new poll suggests that finding employment, particularly for the long-term unemployed, continues to be a struggle for Americans. The poll, conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Express Employment Professionals, asked questions of 1,500 unemployed adult Americans last month. “This survey shows that millions of Americans are at risk of falling into […]

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Applications for Unemployment Benefits Rise

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since February, a dose of mixed news for an economy that appears to be gaining momentum. The Labor Department said Thursday that a seasonally adjusted 344,000 people applied for benefits, up 14,000 from the previous week and […]

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Retail Store Closures Soar In 2014

by Peak Crackers And so it starts …Keep in mind the US econ is built on 80% consumer consumption ..Remember Jr Bush words after 911..” Go shopping ” ZeroHedge What a better way to celebrate the rigged markets that are telegraphing a “durable” recovery, than with a Credit Suisse report showing, beyond a reasonable doubt, […]

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The Meltdown of the Obama Genderhawks

By Michelle Malkin April 9, 2014 12:22 pm I have created a new species designation for the female Democrats who play hypocritical gender politics on behalf of Barack Obama. They’re genderhawks. You remember the term “chickenhawk,” don’t you? During the Bush years, anti-war activists and journalists hurled the ad hominem epithet at anyone who supported military […]

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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary: ‘The Wealth in America Doesn’t Come from Government’ (VIDEO)

In this clip, successful investor Kevin O’Leary from ABC’s hit show “Shark Tank” eloquently and persuasively destroys many of the myths of the “1 percent” and describes in personal detail how many of the small businesses he works with have to spend nearly $20,000 to $30,000 a year complying with federal regulations. [youtube igHlPTII4ak nolink] […]

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5 Ways Obamacare is Ruining Lives

As the Obamacare enrollment period draws to a tentative close – and you never know when the period will close, given President Obama’s apparent willingness to manipulate the calendar repeatedly – horror stories about the Affordable Care Act mount. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) originally maintained, “All of [the horror stories] are untrue, but […]

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WATCH LIVE: Gov. Bobby Jindal at Heritage’s Resource Bank [9:30 ET]

NEW ORLEANS — Under the direction of Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal, Louisiana has enacted reforms to education, ethics, health care and taxes, generating buzz about Jindal’s future and making Louisiana a case study in policy solutions. Tonight, Jindal will deliver the keynote address at The Heritage Foundation’s 37th annual Resource Bank, taking place in the […]

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