In a story published in the New Orleans Advocate of Oct 23 by the Associated Press concerning the $300 weekly federal supplement for the unemployed that GOP governors of 25 states eliminated and said was the cause of those to not seek work and therefore a shortage in the workforce and a drag on job creation. Now the AP reports that a study of the matter by JP Morgan-Chase Institute found the following facts.
(1) That after the $300 was eliminated by those 25 GOP run states there was no significant influx of job seekers. (2) The number of people who have a job or seeking one has been no more than it has in the states keeping the $300 benefit. (3) A state by state analysis by the AP found that workforces in the 25 states that maintained the $300 payment actually grew slightly more from May thru September than they did in the 25 states that cut off the payments early.
So once again the GOP, the business community and the pundits rushed to misinform the American people that the $300 benefit was the reason people were not seeking work, why the business community could not find people to fill the job openings and as a result job creation was lacking. The lies and misinformation just rolls out of their mouths and the media is willing to run with their lies.
But the real answer on the economy, job creation and unemployment can be found in a monthly commentary published here in Politidose concerning the matter. It is updated each month for all to understand. So forget about the GOP and the pundits misinformation and lies in their attempt to influence the public and tune in to Politidose for the true story and your daily dose of political commentary.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
