unemployment benefits

from firedoglake.com
By: David Dayen
The AP headline tells you that the House of Representatives rejected an extension of unemployment benefits. But the last paragraph tells you why:

Democrats brought up the bill under a special procedure in which no amendments were allowed and debate was limited. Under the procedure, the bill needed a two-thirds majority to pass.

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from usgovinfo.about.com
Tuesday June 29, 2010

While About Guide to Conservative Politics Justin Quinn cheered Senate Republicans’ success in killing a bill that would have again extended unemployment benefits for some 1.3 million Americans, he cuts through the political rhetoric and suggests an alternative to long-term unemployment compensation.
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from wallstreetpit
by wallstreetpit.com editor
 
Today, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released a report showing that the federal government could save more than $23 billion by extending unemployment benefits.
The report, entitled “Extending Unemployment Insurance Benefits:  The Cost of Inaction for Disabled Workers,” focuses on labor force participation for unemployed disabled workers.  In the absence of [...]

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More fish tossed in the unemployment pool…
…and here I am looking for work after 31 years with the same company. Being a dislocated worker during these times haven’t been easy with the stores and companies out there cutting massive jobs at a breakneck pace. I, of course go through the motions undaunted, but the prospects [...]

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