Politicians will exacerbate the recession

Statistics released last week reveal that the national unemployment rate has topped 10 percent for the first time in a quarter-century. Though October’s state-level data has yet to be released, Nevada had the second-highest unemployment rate in the nation for September, at 13.3 percent. That figure is expected to increase when the new statistics are released. However, for the unemployed, federal politicians are ensuring that the outlook is grim — even beyond the medium-term.

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