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The Layoff List
http://www.layofflist.org/
Your daily source for layoff announcements and economic news. See who is laying off and who is hiring. Layoff announcements are categorized by government, US/Canada and international. The site highlights the current job picture and lists smaller layoff announcements that don’t get the attention of main stream media. Commentary is up-to-date and brings you the facts, not the spin. Your commentary is always encouraged.
Recent Posts
Change you can believe in - the “Fat Cats” will keep getting fatter
So let me get this straight, Mr. President, you said that “I didn’t run for office to help out a bunch of fat-cat bankers on Wall Street,” but the facts belie otherwise. First the money quote: Watch CBS News Videos Online Now let...
Jobless claims rise “unexpectedly” to 480,000. Why it shouldn’t be unexpected.
I sense another round of disconnect from the media’s report of today’s jobless claims numbers coming in worse than “expected” at 480,000. Initial jobless claims rose by 7,000 to 480,000 in the week ended Dec. 12, from a revised 473,000 th...
Did you get your $38 billion tax break today? Citigroup did. Yet the IRS frisks a 20K a year single mom.
Did you get your $38 billion tax break today? No? Well, it appears that Citigroup (C) got their $38 billion tax break today. And don’t they certainly deserve such rewards for all they’ve done for the well-being of the economy and the taxpayer? I...
The 12 Months Of Default Song (Christmas Song)
Jon Maddux, CEO of You Walk Away - a strategic default firm, kindly sent me a link to the following catchy holiday tune. Millions of Americans will be able to relate to this version of The 12 Days of Christmas. For additional information abou...
Government bends to banksters request for higher pay - how can anyone survive on only $500,000?
This may not be layoff related, but as soon as I saw the headline Pay czar grants waivers after government lobbying I knew I had to point out the absurdness of it all. The story goes: Officials from the Fed and Treasury asked Feinberg to relax pay r...
Just walk away…………from the American Dream
Just walk away……….. A younger generation might hear Kelly Clarkson sing her song, Walk Away, while an older crowd may relate that phrase to lyrics from The Left Banke hit of 1966, Walk Away Renee. Unfortunately, “walk away” is also the lame...


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Posted: June 1st, 2009 | More Reviews From h2salo | Report This Comment