Hmm. My family could really use that $20,000 in UI Benefits included in the Heroes Act

[stopbush]

My daughter and I are both on unemployment. My wife has been back to work in fits and starts since July.

The Heroes Act provides and continues the $600-a-week Fed supplemental UI benefit that ran out on July 25. That was about 4 months ago. Had that benefit continued, both my daughter and I would have each received close to $9600 in benefits. Instead, my daughter receives $97 a week while my benefit has decreased from $450 a week to $224. I just received a notice from CA EDD that I am eligible to receive an additional 7 weeks in benefits after my current claim is exhausted, but at the reduced-yet-again rate of $167 a week.

The government is responsible for people losing their jobs and incomes, but they provide no help.

In the meanwhile, the Senate Rs do nothing, enjoying their tax-payer funded salaries of $174,000 a year, as many of us exhaust our savings while be ignored by the few employers looking to hire.

Welcome to Republican America.

[Newest Reality]

1. Don't forget the many perks and connections the R's have in the Senate.

[Iwasthere]

2. How does mcconnell keep the senate so firmly in line?

Baffles me. He Really is passionate about avoiding help for the poor. Evil, sick man. He knows many are dying as a result of his stonewalling

[Laelth]

3. Unless we win both GA Senate seats, we're screwed.

I can’t see the Republican Senate agreeing to any more COVID relief for the American people. Cruz and Paul have both dug in their heels and won’t support it. It’s likely to get very ugly.

-Laelth

[Demsrule86]

7. They will work to destroy the economy and kill people in hopes of ruining Bidens presidency and

winning in 24. What we as a party must do is have Joes back and attack the do nothing Senate (if we don't get the Senate) and stick together like glue...no progressive/moderate war or we are truly fucked. Now I hope we get the Senate...seats but I see too many posts already whining about what Biden will or won't do. We must be united.

[Demsrule86]

6. No it was not unfair. The idea that we need to rush to the bottom on pay makes me sick.

When you are unemployed, you pay way more for insurance too...You post really makes me sad and makes me believe the GOP is successful in pitting people against each other.

[stopbush]

8. Bullshit. It's equal to earning $15 for a forty-hour work week.

In my case, the $600 still provided me with LESS than I was earning before my job went away.

And yes - print more money. It’s ONLY money. It’s worth less than losing a single life. Where does the money come from? Rescinding tRump’s tax scam for the rich. Doing away with the current cap on payroll taxes. And why do we only worry where the money is coming from when it helps the least among us? Fucking RW talking point - hope you’re proud regurgitating the same.

Cut spending? Let’s start by lowering Congressional pay to $60k a year. Then we’ll see just how quickly Rs start looking out for middle income earners.

[kcr]

9. Why are you even here?

Right, let's just let people die in the streets to appease resentful right wingers. Good fucking plan.

[shrike3]

11. Yeah, we can all live crappy lives together. n/t

[Squinch]

12. How 'bout first we make the wealthiest 1% pay the same percentage in taxes

that I do? That would solve a lot of economic woes.

[Demsrule86]

5. It is disgraceful what the GOP does. I doubt they will do anything to help and will likely shut

down the government on December 11th.

[Liberal In Texas]

10. I hope Dems in Georgia are running ads saying without electing 2 Dem senators in Jan. voters won't

be getting $1200 stimulus checks or any other kind of financial help during the ongoing remainder of the pandemic.

[Demsrule86]

13. My sis in Georgia says they are blowing the Senate races...she says they are not reaching out to

the suburbs as they did during the presidential election and she has heard no ads saying that unless the Democrats are elected, there will be no stimulus ...no help at all and no healthcare.

[kacekwl]

14. Reaching out to the suburbs is such bullshit.

I'm tired of hearing about the suburbs and flyover country. Wake up people, it you don't know by now what the republicans are going to do then all the ads in the world aren't going to help.