The Politics of Unemployment

Republicans can stop joking around: they know as well as anyone that paying off the jobless is the best way to keep people from rioting in the streets—and them in power.

Bankers Beat Me To It

Finally, Americans are poor-poor: they can’t earn money, pull it out of savings, or even borrow it.

The Best System No One Ever Came Up With

Inspired by an observation by a pundit on MSNBC. Both the president’s healthcare and economic plans are widely acknowledged as too little to work–but they’re all that’s politically feasible. Seems like it’s the system that’s unfeasible.

Busy, Busy, Dither, Dither

This one was inspired by a ridiculous list of lame Obama “accomplishments” posted by one of the anonymous trolls on the . Thanks, troll!

Rejection Dot Com

4 million Americans have lost their unemployment benefits because they’ve given up looking for work.

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