AFL-CIO Proposes 5-Point Economic Stimulus Plan

Posted by Chris Sturr | Filed under Uncategorized | Jan 23, 2008 | No Comments

From the AFL-CIO Blog:

Unemployment is climbing. The stock market is dropping. The housing boom is bust. Corporate earnings are tanking. The nation’s economy is in the worst shape it’s been in years. Maybe even headed toward recession. Working families are worried.

Today, the AFL-CIO outlined several proposals to
develop a short-term stimulus package that ‘offers the
biggest bang for the buck’ and began to address the
underlying causes of today’s economic anxiety.

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