UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. What next with unemployment benefits? Story after story is coming out on the 99ers and unemployment — particularly the long-term unemployed — and the fiscal cliff. No one seems to know what will happen next with unemployment benefits. What everyone does seem to know is that benefits will expire on December 29. Thats $450 a week in benefits for 2 million Americans set to expire.
The members of Congress to watch on this issue are Reps. Barbara Lee, who has over 400,000 to think about who are long-term unemployed in California, Sandy Levin (who is from Michigan) and Tom Harkin in the Senate. How much noisee will they make on this issue? Will Harkin push Reid? Does the White House care? Nationwide, 2 million people could be cut off if the fiscal cliff deadline is not met. Will the unemployed be used again as a bargaining chip? Is this issue even on the table? Will be asking this week.
Like the 46 million in poverty, one has to ask the question: Who in the fiscal cliff negotiations will stand up and speak out on behalf of this group. Will Bernie Sanders have to bring the Senate to a standstill over a “99%” type issue again? (fyi: This is where the absence of Jesse Jackson, Jr. will be felt more than anyone realizes).
Hi Lauren:
The do nothing congress (The Senate and The House) are at it
again. Instead of focusing on the Most Important issue
facing American Citizens at this time: Jobs for Tens(10′s)
of millions of Americans who are out of work and suffering.
They want to distract the American people with “who is
responsible for what happen in Libya?”.
Granted 4 Americans lost their lives when the embassy in
Benghazi was attacked.
Not to be insensitive to these families: But Libya is a
Lawless/failed state at this time. These Americans
knowingly put themselves at risk. Bad things happen all the
time to good people in “this system of things” — some
situations are more high risk than others. Americans are
not invincible.
Now here’s where I differ from the rest of America: This
Country (CIA) armed street people in Libya with all kinds of
weapons to overthrow their gov’t. they did the same thing
in Haiti (and I’m sure other places as well). Now in Libya
these same street people are running around with all kinds
of military weaponary doing as they please (LAWLESSNESS),
they have even crossed the border blowing up Syria.
But back on point, in my opinion the United States WAS
WRONG! these same street people using the Weapons given to
them by the CIA killed some of your own (4 Americans serving
at the embassy in Benghazi) You want to blame someone — Let
this country Blame Itself(The White House, The Senate, the
Congress, and the American People) because this is the
mess you help create.
I think most Americans understand that these things happen
and is ready to move on. However you still have “Obama
haters” who want to keep this country from moving forward on
what’s really important.
Susan Rice had nothing to do with the attack that happen on
US Embassy in Libya (Benghazi). That is the beginning and
end of her involvement. However Senator John McCain has a
personal vendetta against Susan Rice who was Obama’s advisor
on foreign affairs when he ran against Senator McCain in
2008. Supposely Ambassador Susan Rice said some things
about McCain he did not like. Anyone who has listen to
senator Lindsey Graham over the years know he is the Biggest
Racist in the whole Country, if not the whole world.
And also in general it is acceptable to use Black People as
Scapegoats for everything that is wrong with this country —
we are considered “inferior” by All Other People, therefore
it’s okay to smear and malign our character.
Since the New OPT Word is “Personal Responsibility” for Poor
People and the Unemployed– Implying that poor and
unemployed are lazy and irresponsible (even though the real
truth: this gov’t and business community has been complicit
in exploiting you).
Well, let this Country the United States of America take
“Personal Responsibility” for the “Dirt” it perpetrates
around the world. Especially when it Backfires on them.
Just to borrow a page from Black History — Black People
fought for OUR rights in this country NON-VIOLENTLY! We
were prepared and organized. Get Real — would anyone have
approved of arming us to overthrow this gov’t?
I for one am tired of this Focus on Libya/Benghazi and
Israel/Hamas, etc — American People are Hurting and Need
Jobs NOW!!– can this gov’t for once FOCUS on that!
Thank You,
Ms Joy Haddocks James