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Virginia Can't Afford Higher Taxes on Jobs
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA Kaine's jobs-killing and prohibitively expensive expansion of unemployment benefits. In February 2009, according to the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), Virginia's unemployment rate jumped to 7 percent, or approximately 250000 persons. … Lewis, Northam plan local town hall meetings Vote on jobless benefits wrong General Assembly has concluded for 2009 |
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For New York's Newly Jobless, $430 Doesn't Go Far
New York Times, United States By PATRICK McGEEHAN Lose your job in Boston, Pittsburgh, Seattle or Trenton and you could collect $544 or more per week in unemployment benefits. But get laid off in New York City, as almost 200000 workers have in the past year, and the most you can … |
