In April 1966, with the economy running hot and workers in short supply, California gubernatorial candidate Ronald Reagan did not mince words about the wisdom of providing government money to the unemployed or about the character of recipients.
“Unemployment insurance,” Reagan is reported to have told a Republican dinner crowd, “is a prepaid vacation for freeloaders.”
Whether Reagan actually meant those words is questionable, but a half-century later they still echo albeit less harshly in the debate over possible reasons for the recent gap between available jobs and workers willing to fill them. Suspicions remain that among the nation’s unemployed are slackers exploiting the pandemic-related benefits flowing from Washington and state governments.
The Housing Supply Debate: Evaluating the Evidence
Let s rely on science, not ideology and propaganda, when planning solutions to urban unaffordability. Look for credible evidence in the peer-reviewed publications referenced here.
Todd Litman | May 13, 2021, 9am PDT Share
Few issues cause more blood to boil than debates about the causes and solutions to housing unaffordability. On this issue, many people lead with their opinions followed by whatever evidence they can muster. The results can get ugly, particularly for those of us who prefer information to be credible.
In response, Mr. Abel sent links to
In my view, these articles present a narrow perspective and lack critical analysis, thus raising an epistemological question: How should we evaluate research quality in the field of planning and urban development?
In each case, workers would receive a paycheck plus a portion of their full unemployment benefits. They would also get the $300 supplement to jobless aid.
The American Rescue Plan offers the extra $300 a week through Labor Day to all recipients of unemployment benefits. Overlooked
The programs are often overlooked as options by the public, the White House said Monday.
The Biden administration highlighted them as a benefit for both employers and workers: Ailing businesses can rehire workers part time, and employees don t have to take a pay cut to return to work. A lot of the jobs, they re not bringing people back 40 hours a week, according to Michele Evermore, a senior policy advisor for unemployment insurance at the U.S. Labor Department. They re bringing back people three nights a week.
WMed brought 1,600 jobs, millions of dollars to Kalamazoo region in 2020
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KALAMAZOO, MI On its 10th anniversary, the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is celebrating its positive economic impact on the Kalamazoo region.
To celebrate its decade of existence, the school’s founding dean Dr. Hal B. Jenson and other leaders engaged the Upjohn Institute to determine the school’s economic impact in the region, namely Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties, WMed said in a news release.
“When I came to Kalamazoo 10 years ago, we were determined and steadfast in our goals to make WMed a beacon for medical education, research, and compassionate patient care,” said Jenson. “Our work in each of those areas has had a palpable and positive impact on the communities we serve. And this report from the Upjohn Institute confirms that the presence of the medical school has had a positive impact in another way by adding to the