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Don't Destroy Unemployment Insurance in the Name of 'Reform'

Chad Stone is chief economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Last week in this space, Dean Baker pointed to the work-sharing provision in the payroll tax/unemployment insurance bill Congress ... More »Don't Destroy Unemployment Insurance in the Name of 'Reform'

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