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7 hours ago ago from Politics Daily
The recession has sent 25 state unemployment funds into bankruptcy, and the Department of Labor predicts the number will reach 40 in the next two years, the Washington Post reports . States whose jobless funds have already dried up have borrowed $24 billion from the federal government to cover the gaps, and a total of $90 billion will be needed to keep the funds operating by 2011. Unemployment programs are funded by a payroll tax on ...
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17 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Business
The recession's jobless toll is draining unemployment-compensation funds so fast that according to federal projections, 40 state programs will go broke within two years and need $90 billion in loans to keep issuing the benefit checks. This Story The shortfalls are putting pressure on governments to either raise taxes or shrink the aid payments. Debates over the state benefit programs have already erupted in South ...
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20 hours ago ago from U.S. News
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For nearly a hundred years, federal power has expanded at the expense of the states to a point where the even the wages and hours of state employees are subject to federal control. Basic health and safety regulations that were long exercised by states under their "police power" are now dominated by Washington. The courts have similarly distorted the Constitution by inventing new constitutional rights and failing to limit governmental power ...
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15 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Washington Post : The recession's jobless toll is draining unemployment-compensation funds so fast that according to federal projections, 40 state programs will go broke within two years and need $90 billion in loans to keep issuing the benefit checks. The shortfalls are putting pressure on governments to either raise taxes or shrink the aid payments. Read the whole story: Washington Post
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