Economic casualties. (Correspondence).
American Prospect, The, December, 2001 by McHugh, Rick
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IN THEIR ARTICLE "ECONOMIC Casualties" [December 3], Jared Bernstein and Ed Lazere properly note the nation's shredded safety net, including unemployment insurance (UI). The authors recommend changing eligibility rules to allow "those with only limited job tenure to qualify" for UI benefits.
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This shorthand description is a mischaracterization of the "alternative base period" (ABP), a UI reform included in both the House and Senate Democratic economio-stimulus packages and already in place in 12 states. ABPs take into account more recent earnings ...
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