Washington CNN — In Friday’s speech on the September jobs report, President Joe Biden made a series of three false or misleading statements — falsely saying he’d cut the debt, falsely acknowledging a tax policy that didn’t take effect until 2023, for improving the budget situation in 2021 and 2022, …
Read More »What to expect from Friday’s jobs report
Minneapolis CNN — At this time last week, the outlook seemed to grow dimmer that the September jobs report would be released this Friday as planned. A government shutdown would shut down the Bureau of Labor Statistics and shut down important economic data. But after a last-minute deal in Washington, …
Read More »Watchdog raises estimate of pandemic unemployment fraud to $135 billion
Washington CNN — According to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, $135 billion in unemployment insurance fraud was likely paid out in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The whopping figure, which equals 15% of the total unemployment benefits paid out during the pandemic, is a …
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