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Huffington Post is reporting that the extension passed the Senate overcame a filibuster vote today by a vote of 60-40. From the article: Defeating the filibuster clears an easy path toward the president’s desk this week. People who missed checks will be paid retroactively; people who exhausted all weeks of benefits available before the...
Today, the Washington Post has an article about how companies are sitting on their money, rather than hiring, or investing in capital expenditures that might ultimately lead to hiring. Welcome to your jobless recovery. From the article: Nonfinancial companies are sitting on $1.8 trillion in cash, roughly one-quarter more than at the beginning of...
The ground was littered with the remnants of celebrations, fireworks casings and cookouts yesterday as I sleepily awoke. The night before had been one of celebration as friends gathered to celebrate the birth of a nation. Now, two days later, the only real indication this weekend was different than any other is burned places...
Just when you thought things couldn’t get more silly, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has proposed that by drug testing the unemployed, we just might be able to fix, at least part of the deficit. What? From the article: “A lot of people are saying, ‘Hey, it’s about time. Why do we keep giving money...
The Tennessee Legislature is in its last throes. The Senate meets at 11am and the House meets at 1:30. Most people I talked to yesterday believe today will be the last day of session. We’ll see if both houses are willing to play nice and make that happen. Last throes or not, there was...
Breaking from WKRN: NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gaylord Entertainment Company announced plans Wednesday to release more than 1,700 employees at its Opryland Resort in the wake of historic flooding that hit the Nashville area last month. Since May 3, Gaylord has been providing its Opryland employees with full pay and benefits. However, as a result...
Yesterday the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle posted a story about unemployment benefits for people whose jobs were displaced by the flood. The contact information on that story was for State Representative Joe Pitts. Here’s what we learned… Please be aware that if you have lost your job due to your employer shutting down temporarily because...
For those of you that are following along on the twitter, several of us were up in Hoots this weekend, plotting our reign of terror. Actually, for the most part we were just hangin’ out. I would post a picture and all, but since much of the discussions were top secret, I would hate...
No one ever expects to lose their jobs. Sometimes I wonder if a Congressman or a Senator had to go through what average Americans who unexpectedly faced unemployment would do if they didn’t have the luxury of things like, oh, I don’t know, a spring break that lasts a month. Extended unemployment benefits will...
It seems that the statements of a Tennessee legislator are gaining national attention. From The Young Turks: See Also: Let The Eat Cake Y’all Glen Casada Thinks You Should Just Get a Job How Do You Suggest People Eat