Daily Topics - Monday December 19th, 2011
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Hour One: Young voters are infatuated with Ron Paul...how do we get them back?
Two: Latest on Fukushima...officials declare cold shutdown, now what? Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear
Hour Three: How the GOP is saving ‘Millions’ in Ohio at voters' expense - Cliff Schecter, Libertas, LLC
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#2
From what I remember in my times of unemployment, you have to apply to 5 jobs per week in your field if you want to collect benefits. I think that should be relaxed as the unemployment rate--or perhaps the ratio of unemployed people to available jobs--goes up.
#3
Mathboy, Why? The purpose is to get a job, not collect benefits.
Thom's Blog Is On the Move
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Given what's happened in Ohio and Texas, we need a more objective districting process. There was even contention in Colorado, where we have a bi-partisan commission instead of letting the legislature do it.
I did a blog post here about it a year ago: http://www.thomhartmann.com/users/mathboy/blog/2011/01/objective-redistricting. Unfortunately, to see the graphics you have to click on them, because they're mostly cut off by the margin.