While this story is a little off-topic for this blog, it certainly is an important story of how a large energy concern, Westar Energy, along with the complicity of elected and regulatory officials is destroying a Kansas family and the neighborhood in which they live. Over the past couple days I have been in contact […]

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layofflist on December 24th, 2009

It’s good news that jobless claims have dropped from record highs to less disturbing numbers. The reporter below states “signaling firings are easing as employers gain confidence in the economic recovery.” What proof does this Bloomberg reporter have that employers are gaining confidence in the economic recovery? Simply because they are not cutting as many […]

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So let me get this straight, Mr. President, you said that “I didn’t run for office to help out a bunch of fat-cat bankers on Wall Street,” but the facts belie otherwise. First the money quote: Watch CBS News Videos Online Now let’s see how that is working out for you: While the world suffers, […]

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