2 Million to Lose Unemployment Benefits by Mid-July Without 2010 Unemployment Extension
2010 Unemployment Insurance Extension Could Restore Benefits To Millions If Passed...But When?
Wednesday night, Senate Republicans had a narrow filibuster on the issue, delaying a floor vote on the 2010 Unemployment Extension bill. The House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass H.R. 5618, but the Senate won't visit the measure again until they return from July 4 recess on July 12. By this time, CNN said the latest estimates of Americans who will lose unemployment benefits in that time were up to two million. The 2010 Unemployment Extension bill would extend the deadline on filing for and receiving unemployment benefits until November 30, 2010, but so far, Senate Republicans have successfully blocked the emergency unemployment insurance assistance legislation.
Senate GOP leaders say the 2010 Unemployment Extension bill extends the pay-out of unemployment benefits without off-setting the cost elsewhere, which concerns them. Apparently, off-setting the astronomical costs of the recent auto industry and bank bailouts wasn't a priority, but let's not pay John Q. Public his $300 a week in unemployment benefits to keep the lights on. Why did we bail the banks out? The logic was, and it was a lot of twisted logic, that the failure of key components of these huge industries would be too devastating to the country. We needed to help them, you see, because it would benefit all to save the troubled.
Now we, the tax-payers, are troubled. We have been troubled. We have seen devastation. And where is our bailout? It is being hindered because it isn't "paid for". Last year, our national debt hit $12 trillion according to the Treasury Department. Apparently, here in America, we have a bit of a track-record of spending on what isn't exactly "paid for".
Where Is The Bailout For Unemployed Americans?
Why is it the gravy-train always comes to a grinding halt right before it reaches the average American citizen? Is our "industry" not as significant as the auto or lending industries? Do we, the people, not make up ALL industry? If we should fail, America will fail. It's that simple. In the face of a recession, do we dare go down this road?
The 2010 Unemployment Extension bill seeks to return the money to the people; the people who earned it in the first place, and paid into an unemployment benefits insurance fund to protect them if and when necessary. Unemployment is not welfare, food stamps or even "government" assistance. It is money we have paid out; a compulsory investment, if you will. The 2010 Unemployment Extension bill has been funded by hard-working Americans all along; but where is that money now?
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13 Comments
Post a CommentI too have been out of work for awhile and search every hour for a job, online,friends. I worked for 35 years and never drew unemployment- now when I really need it I am loosing it. I will take anything but they say age is not a factor but it is. The government thinks that there is all these minimum wage jobs, there isn't. Let our congressman work at some minimum wage job and see how far $8.00 goes at the grocery store. The other thing they are not even looking at is crime will go up, people will loose there homes, apartments, which will increase homelessness. I bag you please PASS the Unemployment Extension Bill. Look at the big picture.
I have been out of work of awhile now and I search everyday for a job,online want ads i even had yard sales to make ends meat. There are jobs out there but your either under qualified or over qualified, Alot of these companies assume if you have experiance then you want more money, but alot of them dont ask or even let you know what it pays. I will take anything right now. The ones in charge of all this, well they have a job the people out in this world are trying to find a job so they dont have to depend on the goverment for money. you should let the peolpe that have a balance left of the claim and them cut them off, it only fair..i know of alot of people who got there benefits extended for another 26wks even after the may 30, 2010..can they explain that.
Thank you for finally clarifying what unemployment is. I am surrounded by people every day who insist the unemployed should just learn to push a broom, get a job at McDonald's or mow a lawn. They have no idea how hard it is to find work today. Pick up the want ads people....what used to be pages long you are lucky to have a half of page of jobs listed. For our elected congressmen to be able to take a vacation before passing this legislation is totally unacceptable. The average American citizen gets one day off to celebrate the 4th of July. These individuals get to take ten days or more. Again the American taxpayer is shafted while our elected officials get paid for shafting us.
It's just horrible what they are doing to us in this time of very few jobs.I was vcery not proud of this Country on the 4th of July as it appears to be falling apart and the only thing that matters to the government are the banks and large corporations that aren't hiring those of us that deperately want and need a job.This is unbelievable!
All the bailouts need to be stopped - AIG, Banks etc
There's always the school money for retraining :)
PV love.
this is disgraceful! They are SUPPOSED to REPRESENT the PEOPLE. The Two Party system was created to have different input as to how BEST HELP The PEOPLE, not for battles for power, and their own agenda's. The Repulicans SHOULD lose every seat. They care nothing for the people, only for Big Business.
wow, what a state we're in
It is a terrible thing that our government can find billions of dollars for wall street and AIG and most of corporate America but cannot find the money for average citizens who lost their jobs through no fault of their own.