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Unemployed? Get a Statist Job.

By Veronica on February 5, 2010

Yahoo changes their gloomy “Job Losses from Great Recession About to Get Worse” link to “January Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.7 Percent.” But not before my trusty Statistman captured it. ** 8.4 million jobs and counting. Meanwhile, the number of government employees is set to hit 2.5 million. And those jobs are never, ever coming [...]

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Another Government Bail-out: DOE Shores up Green Tech

By Veronica on December 13, 2009

More loans. The U.S. Department of Energy has become Green Tech’s newest Venture Capitalist. King from the WSJ: The DOE hopes to lend or give out more than $40 billion to businesses working on “clean technology,” everything from electric cars and novel batteries to wind turbines and solar panels. In the first nine months of [...]

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Obama's Sinking Economy: Like Afghanistan, There is No Goal for Winning or Recovery

Obama’s Sinking Economy: Like Afghanistan, There is No Goal for Winning or Recovery

By Veronica on December 13, 2009

Obama meets with the heads of the biggest bankers tomorrow, and on the eve of this great meeting to persuade (using typical Chicago  thuggery if his suave style of organizer- intimidation doesn’t work) that they loosen credit restrictions to consumers to boost the economy. “Fat cats” who “don’t get it,” he said.  I”ve heard him use gentler words to cajole [...]

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Thanking God for Employment

Thanking God for Employment

By Veronica on November 18, 2009

From my FB post.. I thank God for hubby’s  job. Small Christmas this year, but Mom & Dad will make sure it will still be a happy one. Thank you, God .. preserve all our jobs and livelihoods for the sake of our children.   From American Thinker: “Important headwinds… likely will prevent the expansion from [...]

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