http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/18411/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/employment/econ-101-unemployment-insurance-promotes-unemployment <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/gary-wolfram-phd-0">Gary Wolfram, Ph.D.</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >Sen. Jim Bunning’s filibuster of a bill that included an extension of the ability to file for federal unemployment benefits attracted a good deal of negative attention from the news media. CNN’s Ali Velshi tweeted that Bunning was an <a href="http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/carolyn-plocher/2010/03/01/cnns-velshi-tweets-rep-jim-bunning-embarrassment" />“embarrassment 2 the Senate, 2 Washington, & 2 politics.”</a></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/employment/econ-101-unemployment-insurance-promotes-unemployment" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Employment GaryWolfram insurance joblessbenefits joblessrecovery Labor unemployed Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:09:25 +0000 admin 29929 at http://archive2.mrc.org