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Daily Dish

Is The Jobs Bill Any Good?

By The Daily Dish
February 26, 2010

Catherine Rampell evaluates:

[E]ven if the job bill were perfectly designed it could still end up worsening the job market if it encourages employers to delay hiring because they’re waiting for the best possible deal.