Another Monday's worth of material - 21-23 November 2009

... been put in and passed through the House. Insurance companies, so recently in the news, might not...'s orders, or so she claims. The insurance company claims they would never terminate someone ... - they'd terminate on less than that. Economic predictions that the unemployment rate will begin to shrink come first ... so I can cover the expenses my insurance won't." More generally, budget and defecit ...

Climategate, Part 2; Basic Economics

...appreciate that.... 4. The cost of unemployment has been leading to fewer employed...it included an increase in government unemployment benefits. That has led to higher... burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself. Employers already are squeezed by... wage. Now, the surging jobless rate is imposing another cost. It’s...taxes on companies to pay for unemployment insurance claims. Some employers say ...

... is unraveling at an increased rate. You may have missed it ... current crisis, just reported on unemployment stating: “Think the worst is ...make payments for Medicaid and unemployment insurance to state governments. And...is rising at an increased rate as well. "The U.S...Survey." 13) Lack of health insurance has caused 45,000 preventable...and even people with health insurance face financial disaster if they...

News Clips

...state immediately named the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as bank receiver. To protect... the numbers: “The overall unionization rate between January and September 2009 ... private sector workers – the lowest rate since Roosevelt signed the National ... announcement that the nation’s unemployment rate hit 10.2%, President ... jail for not buying health insurance. 9) Fat mothers-to-be ...

Your Sunday night news from Detroit (11/15)

...By Sheena Harrison, CNNMoney.com contributing writer DETROIT (CNNMoney.com) -- Detroit needs jobs. The city's unemployment rate hovers around 28%, the worst in the nation, and the city's budget deficit is near ... Stupak led the push for an amendment to expand restrictions on insurance payments for abortions. That infuriated lawmakers who support abortion rights, ...

Your Sunday night news from Detroit (11/08)

... Press: U.S. Senate approves unemployment extension By TODD SPANGLER FREE ... voted unanimously tonight to extend unemployment benefits by as much as 14... stimulate our economy.” Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency projected earlier this ... kept struggling with double-digit unemployment. Detroit Free Press: Michigan to ...: Judge limits Blue Cross Medicare rate hike By PATRICIA ANSTETT FREE ...

Your Sunday night news from Detroit: Devils Night Edition (11/01)

.... And for Detroit's painful unemployment rate to stabilize and eventually decline,...Detroit also recorded the largest jobless rate increase from September 2008 with 8...dying auto industry, failing schools, rampant unemployment and a home foreclosure crisis: ... a premium on security when unemployment and crime go up," says ...D.C., is too solicitous of insurance companies and special interests, Sheffield ...

Economic Recovery vs Huge Unemployment

... speak openly about the real unemployment rate.         Below from bradhicks .  Be ... Department of Labor Statistics' monthly unemployment report is out, including their ... a 20-week extension to unemployment benefits, passed it by wide ...s a mandatory, but subsidized, insurance program. Costs and benefits have...spending rather than by raising unemployment insurance premiums. At this point...

Asahi editoral on poverty rates in Japan

... is what the relative poverty rate of 15.7 percent implies.... the nation's relative poverty rate means the administration is not ... to "halve the relative poverty rate in five years." Where do ... health care, pension and insurance against unemployment. The rapid increase in ...that the rising relative poverty rate was the result of companies...to lowering the relative poverty rate. And for that, there must...

Another Rant?

...war and taxes the maximum tax rate was near %90 for some income...Other industrialized countries have a tax rate near 70%. Now these high ...for the deficit. The reason why unemployment is so high is because ... pesos and not provide health insurance or safety standards. ------------- As for ... Inflation is at a healthy rate right now, as if we ... country is in debt, and unemployment is so high. There needs ...