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Washington is in the process of spending more than $6 trillion to rescue an economy that doesn t need rescuing. A look at U.S. economic data or the Help Wanted signs across the Delaware Valley shows just how insane this spending plan is.
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, passed in March, was marketed primarily as economic stimulus. The Washington Post dubbed it among the largest economic stimulus packages in U.S. history.
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The White House touts the American Jobs Plan, which it says will cost $2.3 trillion, as necessary to reimagine and rebuild a new economy.
The White House says the American Families Plan, with a touted price tag of $1.8 trillion, is needed to build a stronger economy….
UpdatedThu, May 6, 2021 at 3:56 pm ET
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New legislation in the Pennsylvania legislature would lift the pandemic s pause on a job search requirement for those receiving unemployment benefits. (Shutterstock)
PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering legislation that would restart the work search requirement for those collecting unemployment.
The effort comes in the midst of a recent move to that effect in Florida, from Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The work search requirement had been suspended during the pandemic in many places around the country, including Pennsylvania and Florida, when job seeking was near impossible. The work search requirements are part of existing law, said State Rep. Jim Cox (Berks County), who sponsored the legislation. The administration waived these requirements during the pandemic. We simply want them to be reinstated now that businesses are reopening and especially since many employers are reporting they are having trouble fin