| Above the Fold |
June 7, 2012 |
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| US jobless aid apps fall |
| By Paul Wiseman |
| The number of people applying for US unemployment benefits fell last week for the first time in five weeks. But the drop suggests only modest job growth after three months of weak hiring…Read more |
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| Today's News |
| Unions lost big in Wisconsin showdown |
| By Sam Hananel |
| Gov. Scott Walker's definitive victory in Wisconsin's recall election is already reverberating in other state capitals. It exposed the shrunken political muscle of the unions that tried to oust him, underscoring their vulnerability to attacks from the right and inability to retaliate…Read more |
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| Fed survey finds growth, hiring mostly steady |
| By Christopher S. Rugaber |
| A Federal Reserve survey finds the US economy grew moderately in most regions of the country this spring and companies kept hiring, a hopeful sign after a spate of gloomy data released last week…Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| Overheard on BenefitsPro |
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 My guess is that as people hear about the tax penalties and the tax credits, they will become better informed in 2014. The rules and stipulations will be a sore point in terms of general understanding even with "insurance counselors' explanations" from the exchanges. Probably in 2015 at tax filing time, there will be an abundance of anecdotal stories on how people were mislead with the information they received. This will most likely be the time that most people will weigh in on Obamacare.
-- Coplannr, What the heck is a health insurance exchange?
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