No prob. What do you want to cut? Not to sound like a lib but did the Repubs stonewall to pay for the Iraq war? The Afghanistan war? How about the bank and insurance industry bailouts? Yemen, Somalia, drones over Pakistan? Why target unemployed Americans on the balance sheet after borrowing like maniacs for non-emergency or questionable matters to the tune of trillions of dollars?
Sure, Democrats call it EMERGENCY unemployment compensation for a reason, and that emergency is coming on November 4th. So, after passing a budget deal with Republicans the Democrats suddenly want to renegotiate its terms and add billions more to the debt? Too bad. As I said earlier, there's more than enough waste, bloat and redundancy that can be cut to pay for it. Dems are just going to have to prioritize like everyone else. .
Who's stopping Repubs from cutting waste, bloat and redundancy around the clock? And what does it have to do with emergency unemployment extensions? Why make pawns of the unemployed?
Theyre liars, Its just that simple.... [video=youtube;q06u0n9UfW0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q06u0n9UfW0[/video]
They enjoy being paid to sit at home and leech. And whats what unemployment is now. Its a job in which you are paid not to go get a job. So of course liberals want to extend unemployment and up the welfare payouts, it buys them more votes!
so what do you want them to do extend unemployment with a promise of cuts later that never happen. if it is such an emergency why cant the democrats make a cut now to extend it
want my opinion. cut 6 billion out of foreign aid all it takes is one stroke of the pen why are foreign lands more of a priority then our own
How exactly does extending unemployment benefits help jobs or the economy? Because folks have a little more money to spend helps the jobs and the economy? Obama really said that? That's real interesting logic by Obama, he did say when folks have a little more to spend it helps jobs and the economy. Is Obama lying? If he isn't then he should veto every attempt to raise taxes because people having LESS money to spend would hurt jobs and the economy.
Yes. He did said that. Obama kept referring to some woman, saying if she had a little more free public money (that's what unemployment benefits essentially are after 5-6 months) she'd turn her thermostat a little bit up, which will cause her energy company to hire additional employee, thus helping the economy. And then, she'd go shopping and buy a little more groceries, which will cause her supermarket to hire someone else, or even HER! I'm telling you, my biggest puzzlement right now is not the whole country laughing?
It's important. It might exacerbate the Polar Vortex. - - - Updated - - - 73? it has been as much as 99 weeks and they have received one extension after another.
I wouldn't have a problem with that. My original point was that Dems say the economy is booming but want to sign an emergency unemployment extension. And just as odd, the Repubs say the economy is so terrible that millions can't find work. But they don't really want to sign an emergency unemployment extension. Either the economy is really bad and we should help the unemployed. Or the economy is good and there is no great unemployment need. Both parties are at odds with themselves. I find that maddening.
If that's the case, then why are the republicans stalling emergency unemployment benefits for those still out of work?
Why are they still out of work if, according to Obama, the recession ended in 2009? And why is the (*)(*)(*)(*)ing measure called emergency? After five years of rule, we're still fighting (*)(*)(*)(*)ing emergencies created by Bush and Reagan? Maybe, the real reason for yearly (*)(*)(*)(*)ing emergencies is a total pathetic incompetence or America's Chief Executive? Hmmm?
Still I ask the question, If that's the case, then why are the republicans stalling emergency unemployment benefits for those still out of work? Rather then go back to Obama, how about an upfront answer?
I don't care if they extend unemployment benefits for another year, just pay for the *******n thing. That's a concept that the current administration and democrats in congress can't seem to grasp.
Financial benefits to the people who are not working is not the solution of the problem. Solution is better education, training and then putting them back to the work force. Higher education rates and healthcare charges and lower job opportunities are hindrance to this goal.
Because it doesn't mesh with their position that the economy is in dire straits and that millions are jobless without hope of securing immediate income. This translates into an emergency that is all Obamas fault, and Republicans care greatly for the unemployed. But when emergency compensation is proposed, Repubs start hemming and hawwing....talking about how unemployment compensation makes people lazy and how the unemployed need to get out and get a job as if there were plenty of jobs and that the main goal of Repubs in all of this is to make Obama look bad rather than to address the needs of the unemployed. So the Repubs then fall back to the rationalization that they support emergency unemployment extensions if they are paid for. Consequently, they've gone from dire straits to a balance sheet.....the main goal of course was to slime Obama. So now they're appealing to their prudent base rather than to the needs of desperate Americans. It's all a big game for both sides.
It doesn't work that way simply because the wealthiest don't spend most of their discretionary income on consumable items.
