| Above the Fold |
November 8, 2011 |
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| Senate considers aid for jobless vets, contractors |
| By Alan Fram |
| The Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to temporarily set aside its partisan standoff over President Barack Obama's jobs plan and move toward giving a modest economic spark to two potent interest groups: veterans and businesses...Read more |
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| Largest pensions improve in October |
| By Paula Aven Gladych |
| The Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index, which tracks 100 of the nation's largest defined benefit pension plans, released a report showing that these plans experienced a $42 billion improvement in funded status in October...Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| What are your employees' financial problems costing you? |
| By Liz Davidson |
| Things are looking bleak for both employers and their employees. Now more than ever, communication is critical. At the same time that benefits managers face changes within their companies, they also face challenges in keeping employee morale and productivity from dropping. In times like these, employers must address employees' financial issues...Read more |
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| Overheard on BenefitsPro |
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 An immutable law of economics is that whatever the government subsidizes, society gets more of. Subsidize ethanol and you get more of it. Subsidize homeownership and you get more homes. Subsidize poverty and you get more "poor" people. Nevermind that some are the professional poor. European subsidies for the jobless have maintained unemployment rates of not less than 8% -- usually much higher -- no matter the strength of the economy. If you want fewer poor people, then stop subsudizing poverty. 
-- Jfrymire, Poverty hits new high based on revised numbers
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