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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBenefits to end Saturday for long-term jobless
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/benefits-to-end-saturday-for-long-term-jobless/2013/12/25/b64668b6-6cb0-11e3-b405-7e360f7e9fd2_story.htmlKathy Biscotti cut back to two meals a day after losing her job over the summer. On Saturday, she must swallow an even more bitter pill: the end of her federal unemployment benefits.
An estimated 1.3 million long-term unemployed workers like Biscotti are expected to be affected when the program expires. The extended benefits, staunchly opposed by Republicans, were left out of the bipartisan federal budget agreement reached this month. Senate Democrats have vowed to make the issue a top priority when they return to Washington in January, but Biscotti says she cant wait that long.
I could be out on the street by then, said the 51-year-old Baltimore resident, who lost her job as an office assistant at a real estate company in June. I have no control over this. Its all up to Congress.
The emergency unemployment benefits have been a staple of Washingtons efforts to cushion Main Street from the blows of the recession for the past five years. Lawmakers have extended the program 11 times, never allowing it to lapse until now.
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Benefits to end Saturday for long-term jobless (Original Post)
steve2470
Dec 2013
OP
Sadly, a lot of gun nutters feel that ammo is more important than food. nt
madinmaryland
Dec 2013
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kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)1. No it's not up to Congress. It's up to the GOP in Congress!! nt
onehandle
(51,122 posts)2. They arm the jobless to the teeth, then deprive them of resources.
The tipping point approaches.
sweetapogee
(1,168 posts)3. no jobs...
no ammo. That stuff ain't free.
madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)4. Sadly, a lot of gun nutters feel that ammo is more important than food. nt
sweetapogee
(1,168 posts)6. have you ever tried
bullet salad? I'm told it doesn't taste good and gives one a tummy ache.
madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)7. Dick Cheney's hunting buddy did, although it was not his choice!!
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)5. I'm sure Rand Paul will step in with noblesse oblige money.