Tag: unemployment benefits
America’s Newest One Percenters!
Nope, Zach and I didn’t sell Blogging Blue to some investment banker for billions… Instead, America’s new 1%’ers are at the bottom of the food chain apparently…the 3.3 million Americans who filed for unemployment last week…many of them out of work because of the procrastination and obfuscation of President Donald…
Republicans working to kick unemployed Wisconsinites off unemployment
In their newest attempt to find creative ways to weaken or eliminate the social safety net for those Wisconsinites who need help the most, Republicans in the Legislature – led by Reps. Samantha Kerkman and Andre Jacque – are pushing Assembly Bill 212, which would kick folks off of unemployment…
Ten things to know about the expiring federal unemployment benefits
Borrowed from the Wisconsin Budget Project. 1) The maximum length of unemployment insurance benefits will immediately drop to the 26 weeks of state benefits, which is slightly less than half the current limit in Wisconsin of 54 weeks of combined state and federal benefits. (That has already been reduced from…
Red State Safety Net
The Red States rely heavily on the social safety net, too.
The Non-Partisan CBO Endorses Obama Jobs Plan and More Stimulus
And they pooh-poohs the GOP plan at the same time. It’s a win / win scenario. No wonder Newt wants to “unperson” the agency!
Lazy bums living off unemployment instead of getting jobs?
You know it would be a wanton waste of money if the federal government once again extended unemployment benefits for what are now becoming the hard core unemployed. It just encourages them to be lazy and live off their unemployment benefits instead of looking for jobs. [sarcasm] Well just last…
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