tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post292339953086060470..comments2023-09-29T06:57:06.991-07:00Comments on Anglachel's Journal: Unemployment IncreasesAnglachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110546252851760414noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-20654037601139794322008-11-07T16:03:00.000-08:002008-11-07T16:03:00.000-08:00It seems to me that you are advocating the Europea...It seems to me that you are advocating the European model of workplace and social rights. There few people make the American minimal wage. Workers come with health insurance, generous unemployment insurance, annual vacations are longer than a month, consumption is low, and people live in apartments rather than houses.<BR/><BR/>So far there was strong resistance to any item on the list and I don't see that we can accomplish much in the near future.Koshem Boshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724595772791711326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-2560316185002014222008-11-07T13:38:00.000-08:002008-11-07T13:38:00.000-08:00I just read that Obama is going for an "immediate ...I just read that Obama is going for an "immediate stimulus package". He figures that if the first one didn't take, maybe the second one will. Unless Obama makes a comprehensive package that deals with the economy, like Bill Clinton pushed in <A HREF="http://tech.mit.edu/V113/N8/stimulus.08w.html" REL="nofollow">1993</A>, it will be another Pelosi package that does more damage than good because it's more borrowing by the US Treasury with no good economic lasting effect.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639014845331786364noreply@blogger.com