They did it! The government of your nation did it! They just turned their backs on over a million people on unemployment and denied the extensions! Congress, in the most nefarious and pernicious move seen since “post economic collapse period,” has walked away, went home for the weekend and did not extend unemployment benefits to over a million America families.

God knows what it would take for citizens to wake up and recognize
the Republicans (or Democrats) in Washington today do not have the best interests at heart of of those who have suffered in the economic crisis that emerged after 8 years of their rule there.

Here is another egregious example:

Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) positing that extending unemployment benefits
may be creating “hobos”:

Heller said the current economic downturn and policies may bring
back the hobos of the Great Depression, people who wandered the
country taking odd jobs. He said a study found that people who are out
of work longer than two years have only a 50 percent chance of getting back into the workforce. “I believe there should be a federal safety net,” Heller said, but he questioned the wisdom of extending
unemployment benefits yet again to a total of 24 months, which
Congress is doing. “Is the government now creating hobos?” he asked.

GOP objection could jeopardize jobless benefits

Citing deficit, Ky. senator blocks extension of payments to unemployed

WASHINGTON – The Senate failed Friday to extend programs for laid-off workers, jeopardizing unemployment benefits scheduled to expire over the weekend.

Democrats on Friday tried to pass a bill extending the programs for one month, but they couldn’t overcome the objections of a single lawmaker, Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky, who said that the $10 billion bill would add to the budget deficit.

The benefits are part of a larger package of government programs, from highway funding to loans for small businesses, set to expire Sunday because senators couldn’t agree on how to pay to keep them going.The House passed the one-month extension on Thursday as lawmakers continued to wrangle over how to address the issues long-term. You can read the full report from MSNBC

Unemployment Benefits Denied!Over A Million Families Destroyed!

By C. Rich On Friday, February 26th 2010

They did it! The government of your nation did it! They just turned their backs on over a million people on unemployment and denied the extensions! Congress, in the most nefarious and pernicious move seen since “post economic collapse period,” has walked away, went home for the weekend and did not extend unemployment benefits to over a million America families.

One Senator from Kentucky was allowed to block the unemployment benefits and put over a million families in complete and utter jeopardy by cutting off the only income these families have to pay their bills. Jim Bunning the junior Senator from The Blue Grass State just decided to play politics with people’s survival and crushed the unemployed by making a national debt argument on the backs of over a million families. In the most coldhearted fashion, this venal man sold his soul to ideology and crushed under his foot the desperate millions of people who can not find a job due to no fault of their own.

The dysfunction of this government is now in full force and on display for every American to see. Those of us with a job who don’t speak out and do something, deserve to one day be in our fellow American’s shoes. Our government is completely out of control and with this latest failure has become the single biggest threat to the survival of the American family. To allow one politician from some small state to block extended unemployment for over a million people and their families goes beyond anything acceptable. You can read the full summary from AmericaSpeak News

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