by Erik Kain on September 14, 2011
First, look at these job loss numbers: Now look at the uninsured rates in 2009 and 2010. The Affordable Care Act’s early provisions went into effect in 2010: More people are uninsured in 2010 than in 2009, but the 18-24 group is the exception to this rule. Kevin Drum argues that this is the result [...]
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by Erik Kain on September 6, 2011
Andy Kroll has some startling – and deeply troubling – statistics on the actual rate of unemployment in America. My takeaway is basically that Bruce Bartlett is right. What we need right now, in the immediate term, is a series of massive public works projects. Kevin Drum wants $1 trillion in infrastructure spending over five [...]
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