by Dave Johnson | Dec 23, 2013 | Unemployment Benefits
Republicans have so far blocked extending unemployment assistance for the long-term unemployed (over 26 weeks, even less in several states) and it ends on December 28. But there may be some hope. Polls show the Americans overwhelmingly support extending this...
by Thom Hartmann | Dec 20, 2013 | Economy, The Jobs Challenge, Unemployment Benefits
Three days after Christmas, 1.3 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits. And, another two million will stop receiving assistance if Congress doesn't extend long-term benefits by June. Our nation is barely pulling out of the worst recession since the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 13, 2013 | Budget Talks, Economy, Unemployment Benefits
On Thursday, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi reportedly told her fellow Democrats to embrace the suck" and vote for a federal budget deal that, in the name of bipartisan compromise, compromised away financial support for more than a million of the long-term...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 12, 2013 | Budget Talks, Unemployment Benefits
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today said that continuing extended unemployment benefits to the long-term unemployed will be the first order of business in the Senate when it returns after Congress' Christmas vacation. Good, but not good enough for the 1.3 million...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 10, 2013 | Budget Talks, Unemployment Benefits
Unemployment benefits run out at the end of December for 1.3 million long-term unemployed. President Obama's Saturday address called for an extension of the benefits, but apparently some Congressional Democrats don't think this is worth taking a stand that risks...
by Joshua Holland | Dec 5, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, Unemployment Benefits
Study: Unemployment Benefits Don’t Discourage People from Finding Work (via Moyers & Company) A new study shows that even generous unemployment benefits have zero impact on people’s drive to go out and find a job. The multinational study, conducted by Jan...
