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Unemployment Claims Crash State Web Sites

Posted by samzenpus on from the sell-your-computer dept.

1sockchuck writes "A sign of the times: a surge in filings for unemployment benefits has crashed online application systems in four states this week. Web sites in Ohio, New York, Kentucky and North Carolina have been knocked offline by unusually high volumes of jobless claims. Phone applications systems appearing to be faring even worse in many states. The thin silver lining: states are hiring workers for phone banks and buying new servers to prop up their web sites."

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  1. Re:HUH?? by timmarhy · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    right you genius, 25 years of inflation is nothing at all......

    "I hope we hit another depression."

    i sincerely hope your one of the first to lose your job asshole.

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  2. Print Money! by Tablizer · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why doesn't the gov't just print more money to grease the system? The inflation risk is low, and even if it did go up, inflation is the least of two evils. If our gov't doesn't print money, North Korea will. Kim Jong Ill will save us!

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