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Indiana’s Voucher System Doubles, Public Schools Fight Back With Billboard Ad Campaign; Three Sure-Fire Ways To Improve Schools Indiana has the nation’s largest school voucher system and it is about to double in size. In response, Indiana public schools wage unusual ad campaign .
CBO Expects 2013 "Fiscal Cliff" Recession Because of Automatic Spending Cuts and Tax Hikes Automatic tax hikes and spending cuts will go into effect in 2013 causing a "fiscal cliff" recession according to the CBO. Massive spending cuts and tax hikes due next year will cause even worse economic damage than previously thought if Washington fails to come up with a solution, Congress’ budget referee said on Wednesday. The Congressional Budget Office said failure to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of expiring tax cuts and automatic spending reductions would cause U.S
For example, a Google-translated headline on Welt Online reads ECB chief demonstrates German banker .
Bloomberg reports Bundesbank Widens Euro Rift With Criticism of ECB Bond Plan . Germany’s Bundesbank stepped up its criticism of the European Central Bank’s plan to embark on potentially “unlimited†government bond purchases, widening a rift over how to tackle the sovereign debt crisis.“The Bundesbank holds to the opinion that government bond purchases by the Eurosystem are to be seen critically and entail significant stability risks,†the Frankfurt-based central bank said in its monthly report today. The new program “could be unlimited†and decisions about potentially far greater sharing of solvency risks should be taken by governments or parliaments, not by central banks, it said
Original post: New York City Jobs: Striking Divergence in Household Survey vs. Establishment Survey
Original post: "Break-Up Could Make EU Function Better" Says Finnish Foreign Minister; Finland Totally Committed to Euro, Yet Prepared Breakup
New Jersey Unemployment Hits 35-Year High of 9.8%; What Does That Suggest About Retail Sales? Posted by Michael Shedlock at 12:48 AM Disclaimer: The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy
Excerpt from: Labor Department $100 Million Giveaway to Stop State Layoffs
Originally posted here: Germany 6% Current Account Surplus a "Threat to the Continent" Says EU Commission; Solution is Gold Coupled…
Just 14% expect today’s children to be better off than their parents Just 31% believe the U.S. economy will be stronger in one year Just 27% think the country is heading in the right direction. Just 24% of American Adults believe the job market is better than a year ago 44% think the job market is worse, up 15 points from June Demographics Suggest Majority is Right I happen to agree with the majority who think those now graduating from high school will not be better off than their parents. There are too few jobs, too much student debt, and too few workers supporting too many retirees on Social Security