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ProfessionalLeftist

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22. Lousy deal indeed. n/t

Reply to Bette Noir (Reply #16)

Tue May 29, 2012, 08:59 AM

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U.S. Winds Down Longer Benefits for the Unemployed [View all] alp227 May 2012 OP

Well, Politicalboi May 2012 #1

Conveniently for politicians, this will make many "dissappear" from the unemployment figures newthinking May 2012 #2

Not true necessarily, as the unemployment figures are calculated from household surveys conducted coalition_unwilling May 2012 #6

Learn something new every day. I stand corrected newthinking May 2012 #10

Well, yes and no JayhawkSD May 2012 #15

Yeah, I suppose you have a point although I have coalition_unwilling May 2012 #18

Yes, but that survey is very carefully distributed so as to NOT include high unemployment fasttense May 2012 #21

""Congress renewed extended benefits until the end of the year. "" may3rd May 2012 #28

There has actually already been an increase in the number of people applying coalition_unwilling May 2012 #34

another Obama failure.... IamK May 2012 #3

That was one of his good deals I am told, they got a few months UI, the rich a few years Dragonfli May 2012 #11

No, it wasnt a failure but nor was it a success imo because to get them to sign off on it cstanleytech May 2012 #17

it was more a congressional failure SemperEadem May 2012 #19

Few people blame "those that do so little for so many" may3rd May 2012 #29

Election Day is Coming markmyword May 2012 #4

Shhhh...don't give the con artists any ideas! alp227 May 2012 #27

Are you suggesting the unemployed vote Obama out of office? nobodyspecial May 2012 #32

I'm one of the affected. California was de-certified for the FED-ED coalition_unwilling May 2012 #5

How many weeks did you collect in all? may3rd May 2012 #30

As close as I can tell, I collected 82 weeks (so 3 weeks of the coalition_unwilling May 2012 #33

yea, Iliyah May 2012 #7

So 500,000 people times $450 (average benefit according to Cal State website) jtuck004 May 2012 #8

Convenient way for Congressional Repigs to bomb the economy just ProfessionalLeftist May 2012 #9

They did not do this alone by "house edict" Dragonfli May 2012 #12

They do hold the pursestrings though. ProfessionalLeftist May 2012 #13

This was the result of a deal agreed to by the POTUS, are you saying he works for them? Dragonfli May 2012 #14

It's a deal he made, but it was a lousy deal. Bette Noir May 2012 #16

Lousy deal indeed. n/t ProfessionalLeftist May 2012 #22

I'm saying THEY hold the pursestrings ProfessionalLeftist May 2012 #23

The Alternative was No Deal At All, Big Tax Hikes for Everyone, and NO Unemployment Extension AT ALL AndyTiedye May 2012 #25

The alternative was letting the Bush tax cuts expire, big tax hikes for the rich, small tax hikes Dragonfli May 2012 #31

They Have the House, the Supreme Court, and the Media AndyTiedye May 2012 #26

Texas Workforce Commission chervilant May 2012 #20

I was blessed with a job on very last week of my unemployment love0bama-4ever May 2012 #24