Daily Topics - Wednesday September 23rd, 2015
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I just read an article in Florida Sun Sentinel "Unemployment Benefits Fall out of Reach" stating that only 12% of unemployed in Florida qualify for unemployment benefits because of roadblocks placed in the way of recipients qualifying for it. And of those only 39% ever get a check.
When I see the cost our small business pays into Unemployment insurance, I have to wonder where all that money is going.
Call to the "journalist" said she didn't extend the questions that far (or apparently didn't make the connection).
Call to my state rep didn't have the breakdown available and forwarded me to Jeff Atwater (the state bean-counter) who's number "is not available to my area code."
Curious.
Patti in Ft. Lauderdale
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I wonder if the exponential growth in income disparity causes a non-linear growth in inflation, particularly for semi-luxury items, like medicine, houses, cars. I don't expect the rich to put much price pressure on tomatoes or average lawn mowers. But certainly the items that the rich like and don't really care if they pay more (or even get off to conspicuous consumption) then the prices will skyrocket out of the normal supply-demand pressures.