Unemployed largely off Washington's radar

[Enrique]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/44/post/west-wing-briefing-unemployed-largely-off-washingtons-radar/2011/03/31/AFGgGL9B_blog.html

The estimated 14 million unemployed Americans have virtually disappeared from Washington’s political discussion.

Congressional Republicans are focused on ways to cut federal spending as deeply as possible and have offered few details on proposals to spur the economy. In between dealing with recent national security crises, President Obama has released plans on education, energy and to encourage innovation.

But most of his ideas are unlikely to be approved in Congress anytime soon and even if they were would have limited impact on an unemployment rate of 8.9 percent. The president’s new “Win the Future” mantra says little about the present.

“I frankly don’t understand why policy makers aren’t more worried about the suffering of real families,” said Christina Romer, who was head of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers until last fall. In a speech last week, she said, “I think there are tools, we have tools that we can use, and I think it’s shameful that we’re not using them.”


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[SpiralHawk]

1. "Why don't you little people just STFU. Sneer." - Republicons

"We are busy arranging more more more tax cuts for the billionaires who pull our SuckerPuppet strings. Smirk."

- Republicons

[DJ13]

2. The unreccing crew is out in force

Kick anyways.

[Wilms]

3. Well, technically, the DLC agenda is considered to be OK with some, cough, Dems.

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[Wilms]

6. Among my snarky names for them is pro-choice republicans.

But it's a complicated world, for sure.

I know a guy making millions who is pissed about the tax breaks! Pro-single payer, anti-war, pro-wiki-leaks and environment, he says he'd grumble a bit when making out the check, but that it's chump-change for him that in the long run would benefit business.

Oh. And he's a pretty smart guy.

;)

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[LiberalEsto]

4. Move-On should do a petition for the unemployed

to demand action from Washington

[woo me with science]

7. THANK YOU.

I was told today on DU that President Obama "has handled" the economy.

I fear that people in Washington really believe that.

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[Autumn]

10. So are the poor. n/t

[Safetykitten]

11. The Washington/Boston corridor has no problems. Easy.