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bvar22

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19. When President Obama extended the Bush Tax Cuts for TWO additional years,

Thu Feb 16, 2012, 12:09 PM

Feb 2012

...the "compromise" was marketed and sold as:
It is absolutely critical that we get help to the Unemployed by extending these benefits,
even if it means giving MORE BILLIONS to the already very rich.

I guess helping the Unemployed is not so "critical" anymore.

You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their excuses.
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So looks like the Dems caved to the GOP, cutting long term unemployment benefits [View all] quinnox Feb 2012 OP

link please uponit7771 Feb 2012 #1

link - quinnox Feb 2012 #4

How ProSense Feb 2012 #6

All deals are "caving." Robb Feb 2012 #7

It's ProSense Feb 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author AtomicKitten Feb 2012 #2

Link? n/t FSogol Feb 2012 #3

Just because they have a (D) by their names does not mean they are Democrats. RC Feb 2012 #5

I need to start doing that, quoting myself with a link. Robb Feb 2012 #8

Harry, Nancy, Barack, and I assume Kent should be smacked for not indexing benefits to the UI rate TheKentuckian Feb 2012 #9

Extended ProSense Feb 2012 #11

In order to actually be indexed to the UI rate, it would also need to extend based on the rate TheKentuckian Feb 2012 #21

There's a new one every day, woo me with science Feb 2012 #10

How they propose to pay for it will just pit another group of people against each other. sad sally Feb 2012 #13

Kick woo me with science Feb 2012 #14

Is 73 weeks go past the next Presidential Inaguration? Rosco T. Feb 2012 #15

It's still well over a year... JSnuffy Feb 2012 #16

Kick. nt woo me with science Feb 2012 #17

Editorial: GOP caves on payroll tax cut ProSense Feb 2012 #18

When President Obama extended the Bush Tax Cuts for TWO additional years, bvar22 Feb 2012 #19

I'm lucky.....I have had a job the entire time we've had economic disaster hit the USA Sheepshank Feb 2012 #20