Category Archives: Unemployment Benefits
Are our police and fire departments destined to become privatized?
AS OUR POOR ECONOMY IS FORCING OUR STATES AND CITIES TO MAKE BUDGET CUTS, TAX PAYERS ARE DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY AND SENSIBILE ECONOMIC PRIORITAZION OF SERVICES. MORE AND MORE WE ARE HEARING ABOUT THE LAYOFFS OF POLICE, FIRE, TEACHERS AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS BUT IT’S RARE TO READ THAT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE CUT SPENDING ON ITEMS THAT [...]
President Obama does as President Lincoln did and ushers the banks to the door
Obama and Lincoln battled banks
A List of Senators Who Voted Against Unemployment Benefits
Washington Monthly (Steve Benen) Senate Republicans on Thursday once again blocked legislation to reinstate long-term unemployment benefits for people who have exhausted their aid, prolonging a stalemate that has left more than a million people without federal help. With the Senate apparently paralyzed by partisan gridlock, the fate of the aid, as well as tax [...]
