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Unemployment Reaches 8.5 Percent

“The nation’s unemployment rate jumped to 8.5% in March, the highest since late 1983, as a wide range of employers eliminated a total of 663,000 jobs.” (USA Today, Friday)

Imagine how bad it would be without the “stimulus.”

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“Wages, Unemployment, and Inflation” by Ludwig von Mises

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