The Unemployed Aren’t Victims Of Discrimination. They’re Victims Of A Lousy Economy

It will not surprise my loyal fans—Hey, Dad!—that I like President Obama’s jobs bill. It’s a second stimulus, and when I haven’t been flacking the first, I’ve been kvetching for more. When unemployment is 9% and federal borrowing is practically free, it’s time to pay construction workers who need jobs to fix schools that need fixing. But truly close readers of my work—Love you, Mom!—will also recall my occasional lurches into right-wing extremism. Which brings me to a little-noticed provision of Obama’s bill, a ban on discrimination against unemployed workers.

Um…isn’t that kind of nuts?

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