Unemployment hits 16- to 24-year-olds hardest
Deseret News
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Sanity, fear and politics in America
Read MoreNJ Voices, Nov 7, 2010 Its been some week since the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear took place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. According to Wikipedia, some 215,000 people showed up at the call of Comedy Centrals...
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Letter to Congress Encouraging Them to Renew the American Opportunity Tax Credit
Read MoreYoung Invincibles, along with other youth advocacy groups, released this letter to Congress, encouraging them to renew the American Opportunity Tax Credit.
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With Youth Jobs Scarce, Affordable Education Now Under Fire
Read MoreYoung Invincibles released a report, “Economy Hammers Already Vulnerable Young Adults”, as Congress debates whether to maintain the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) and provide funding to avoid a shortfall for the Pell Grant Program. The report shows how dire the...
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Fact Sheet: Young Invincibles’ 1-Pager Unemployment Snapshot
Read MoreClick here to download the fact sheet.
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Young Invincibles’ Issue Brief On Young Adults, Unemployment, and the Recession
Read MoreYoung people typically have a tough time during recessions, and the current one is no exception. With little time to climb the workplace ladder, they are often the “first-fired-and-last-hired” – causing more of them to lose jobs for longer. Yet...
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Explaining 2010’s not-so-lame duck session
Read MoreMidterm elections are less than a week away, and the items awaiting Congress when they return to Washington are piling up. This session of Congress, referred to as the “lame duck” session, occurs whenever one Congress meets after its...
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Anti-Youth Agenda? Try Again.
Read MoreHere’s a post looking at the current administration’s approach towards issues that matter to young-adults, written by Sarah Audelo and Gregory Cendana. “. . . But millennial voters are not just concerned about ourselves. We’re doing this for the next...
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Young Invincibles Encouraged by Summer Youth Jobs Provision in H.R. 4213, Supports Further Improvements Before Final Passage
Read MoreWashington, DC – Young Invincibles lauds the decision of the U.S. House of Representatives to include the summer youth jobs provision in the most recent version of H.R. 4213, The American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, and...