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Toy story: the recession edition

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Watching a toy store close from my bedroom window

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Don’t believe your unemployed friends at the gym

Friday, January 2, 2009

Unemployment benefit extensions seem to work just like regular unemployment benefits

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Career training courtesy of the NY Department of Labor

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

The NY Department of Labor requires career training to collect unemployment. Read about my visit to their offices, which wasn’t as painful as it could have been.

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