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You might think, "well if there are discrepancies, shouldn't the be investigated?"

The 2020 election in GA HAS been investigated. It's one of the most closely scrutinized elections in US history, and has been the subject of an almost endless stream of litigation and analysis. This case is not […]
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February 11, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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You might remember the superbowl MAHA ad featuring Mike Tyson. Go to the page, which clearly labeled as a US government website, and you are encouraged to use Grok.
official federal govt website featuring Iron Mike
February 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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If you have never heard of the idea that companies can contest unemployment benefits before, you are not alone. You might also not assume its not a big deal. But it is. A new nationally representative survey found 1 in 4 reported having their UI claim contested by their employer.
To tackle this absence of national evidence, we drew from an original nationally representative survey of workers who experienced unemployment between 2019 and 2024. In that survey, we asked unemployed workers who filed for UI benefits if their employer fought their claim. We find that about 26 percent of UI applicants reported having their claim contested by their employer. That’s far higher than the 4-8 percent suggested by earlier studies that focused on one state (Washington) where researchers can access detailed UI records.
February 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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I mostly am interested in how governments add administrative burdens on citizens. This is a case where the government allows private actors to add burdens. It comes from a sensible idea: "experience ratings." But an incentive to discourage layoffs has become an incentive to contest payments.
The U.S. unemployment insurance system has an unusual method of funding benefits that exists virtually nowhere else among other rich democracies: “experience rating.” Under experience rating, employers generally pay payroll taxes that fund UI benefits, and those tax rates rise when their former workers successfully claim benefits. (Only one state–Alaska–uses a different system in which employer taxes rise in proportion to their layoffs, rather than benefit claims.) It’s like car insurance: more claims mean higher premiums for employers. The original theory behind this system was elegant: employers would avoid unnecessary layoffs if doing so raised their tax bill. In addition, employers would help “police” the system to ensure that only eligible workers receive benefits.
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM