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Of the $41 billion borrowed by states in the US from the federal government to pay unemployment insurance benefits, $8.8 billion was borrowed by California by mid-Nov 2010, according to the Labor Department. As states try to pay back these loans state payroll taxes are rising. One estimate showed 41 states increased unemployment insurance payroll taxes in 2010 by 34%. As unemployment periods are stretched out this time, states are running short of funds. In 2008-2009 fiscal year, states collected $31 billion of unemploymet insurance taxes and spent $79.4 billon on jobless benefits.
Of the $41 billion borrowed by states in the US from the federal government to pay unemployment insurance benefits, $8.8 billion was borrowed by California by mid-Nov 2010, according to the Labor Department. As states try to pay back these loans state payroll taxes are rising. One estimate showed 41 states increased unemployment insurance payroll taxes in 2010 by 34%. As unemployment periods are stretched out this time, states are running short of funds. In 2008-2009 fiscal year, states collected $31 billion of unemploymet insurance taxes and spent $79.4 billon on jobless benefits.
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Paul Barrett of Business Week reviews McLean and Nocera's new book on the financial crisis; "All the Devil's Are Here." The title takes a line from The Tempest- "Hell is empty. All the devils are here." McLean and Nocera focus on securitization, the credit-ratings that were improperly given, and the chicanery of bankers, mortgage issuers and others behind the idea that every American should be able to have a home. Attention is also focussed on the loose monetary policy of the Greenspan era, with Greenspan airily dismissing all concerns, including concerns about the growing trade deficit with China. Barrett asks, what about the future? Barrett says the Bernanke easy monetary policy risks making the mistake a second time, and in all probability the devils will be coming back again in some other form.
Paul Barrett of Business Week reviews McLean and Nocera's new book on the financial crisis; "All the Devil's Are Here." The title takes a line from The Tempest- "Hell is empty. All the devils are here." McLean and Nocera focus on securitization, the credit-ratings that were improperly given, and the chicanery of bankers, mortgage issuers and others behind the idea that every American should be able to have a home. Attention is also focussed on the loose monetary policy of the Greenspan era, with Greenspan airily dismissing all concerns, including concerns about the growing trade deficit with China. Barrett asks, what about the future? Barrett says the Bernanke easy monetary policy risks making the mistake a second time, and in all probability the devils will be coming back again in some other form.
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The Hudson River Museum with the river view view on autumn day. The exhibit- "Paintbox Leaves: Autumnal Inspiration from Cole to Wyeth." Grand vistas from a time when the American idea was alive, and the national energy was bringing new life to the wilderness.
The Hudson River Museum with the river view view on autumn day. The exhibit- "Paintbox Leaves: Autumnal Inspiration from Cole to Wyeth." Grand vistas from a time when the American idea was alive, and the national energy was bringing new life to the wilderness.
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India's Supreme Court criticizes Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for failing to respond for more than a year to a request to investigate allegations about improper awarding of telecom licenses. Telecom licenses were sold by the government in 2008 to politically connected companies, at rates far below the market rates. The Auditor General's report showed that licenses were awarded in a way that "lacked transparency and fairness."
India's Supreme Court criticizes Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for failing to respond for more than a year to a request to investigate allegations about improper awarding of telecom licenses. Telecom licenses were sold by the government in 2008 to politically connected companies, at rates far below the market rates. The Auditor General's report showed that licenses were awarded in a way that "lacked transparency and fairness."
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The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library opens in Indianapolis, Indiana. Vonnegut, author of Slaughterhouse-Five and other books, is a native son of Indianapolis. Vonnegut's horrific experience in the war as a prisoner of war in Dresden influenced a lot of his writings, and became a defining momet in his life, says the library's director Julia Whitehead. Vonnegut used to say his attitudes were all Indianapolis and wrote about the tight Hoosier feeling.
The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library opens in Indianapolis, Indiana. Vonnegut, author of Slaughterhouse-Five and other books, is a native son of Indianapolis. Vonnegut's horrific experience in the war as a prisoner of war in Dresden influenced a lot of his writings, and became a defining momet in his life, says the library's director Julia Whitehead. Vonnegut used to say his attitudes were all Indianapolis and wrote about the tight Hoosier feeling.
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Efforts by the EU to change the Irish corporate tax rate of 12.5% in exchange for help from the EU.
Efforts by the EU to change the Irish corporate tax rate of 12.5% in exchange for help from the EU.
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A trust for United Auto Workers Union retirees sold 89 million GM shares in the GM IPO, yielding $2.9 billion.
A trust for United Auto Workers Union retirees sold 89 million GM shares in the GM IPO, yielding $2.9 billion.
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