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Employers are complaining its hard to find workers. thats led republicans to blame the additional $300 a week people are receiving in benefits. theyre among 25 states led by republicans who are ending enhanced benefits early, affecting a total of 4 million people. republicans claim the benefits are discouraging people from going back to work, but theyre not considering what our next guest says is a psychological explanation for the higher than expected unemployment rate. betsey stevenson who ser...

The united states, make their lives in the u.s. and i think we do suffer greatly when we dont have people coming over. they are -- immigrants tend to be younger. they tend to work more hours. and thats a real help to as you point out an older and aging labor force population like the united states. >> i want to show you a poll by pew that was conducted in january of 2021. the question is have you seriously considered changing occupation or field of work? in 2010 52% of people said so. in 2021, t...

Several agencies have issued guidance on what kind of work that furloughed workers can accept outside their government paychecks. were talking about people going to work at coffee shops, doing retail work because they dont know when their next paycheck is coming and they dont see a clear end to this. so you have folks who are really picking up these shifts and looking for work because theyve got the time and they need the money. >> yeah. absolutely. bartenders are the ones that doing the listeni...

The country and battleground states like michigan and ohio. its economic indicators will play a huge deal along with the gender gap. as opposed to canes legacy and in some ways, obama might be a hindrance to him getting ele elected. i think he will distance himself a little bit. >> and tom mentioned a fairness issue thats a very good issue, but you have to remember that republicans core belief is that economic growth is sufficient. if the economy is growing, the market will take care of everybod...

Where the economy is testing. any kind of good news like this. we got it below 9%. that has to help the psychology of the economy. that is important. >> bret: sam for the psychology of this administration this was important. even though you couch the overall workforce number. still the rate going down that much is at least a perception thing that the administration is going to grab on to. >> without question. look, this november, meticly used to gauge economy. its flawed in a number of ways. but...

Have trouble doing the one-on-one retail work. theyll be good-second sound bite on tv, but arent very good after a couple of hours on the stump. >> gentlemen, thank you, both, for the conversation. >> thank you. >> thank you. so, what will coax wisconsins democratic lawmakers to come out of hiding and back to the negotiating table? plus, well tell you why your favorite peanut butter might make you sick. and talk about making a splash on your wedding day. and if you go with us, itll be a wi...