Why should the Senate pass the 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension. I have ranted and raved for three weeks or more now on why the Senate should come the same conclusion that I and at least 1.2 million people have come to. It's crucial that the Senate pass this 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension--and do it now. Instead of playing such a horrible chess game between the parties-pass the 2010 Unemployment Extension before more people are hurt as a result of your lack of empathy.
1.2 million people will fall under the category of those not receiving benefits after reaching either Tier 1, Tier 2 or finishing Tier 3 of the unemployment compensation process. 1.2 million people. If that number of jobless Americans without benefits doesn't scare the Senate then I am not sure what will. 1.2 million people can't be collectively sitting at home and hoping to college paychecks-particularly when such a crucial decision lies in the hands of politicians who apparently don't want to represent that particular group of people.
It has been a lesson in patience on the part of many jobless Americans who are caught up in this horrific circumstance. What have we learned as the Senate has stalled? We have certainly learned that we can not rely on the United States Senate to provide help in an emergency situation-particularly not help in a timely fashion that would have avoided misery for so many people. It seems like a political game is being played in Washington and there aren't any winners. The people who have lost that income have desperately been trying to find jobs and desperately been forced to figure out ways to provide for their respective families and pay the bills. This hurtful lack of urgency has provided little if any comfort to those who are so devastated by this horrible economic climate.
The 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension should be passed now. Why? Because so many people are depending on that money-let's just call it insurance as it has correctly been labeled, to get through times when they are not able to find career opportunities. I am not saying meaningful career opportunities. I am saying any career opportunities. The stats I have seen countless times reveal that there are 6 people for every job opening. 6 people. The odds aren't good. A best case scenario during these three weeks of hell(deployed by the United States Senate lack of urgency) would be that maybe 10 percent of the 1.2 million could miraculously land jobs. So what has the delay in providing the 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension taught us? Nothing. Except that we can't fully trust those we elected to fully represent us.
I know that many will site the deficit as the primary concern and reason some don't want to push this 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension through. The deficit will still be there tomorrow. The fact that some Senators have the nerve to say this so-called deficit will hurt our children is absolutely mind boggling. Not only will our children still have a rather large deficit but what about the millions of kids whose parents currently don't have income to put food on the table? It's amazing ironic that a Senator might be worried about "our children" but turns his back on the same American people he supposedly represents in the same breath. Technically, the 1.2 million people who are without jobs and aid are your children too. You were elected to represent-not to blow off important matters.
It's very frustrating that we haven't the good news we had expected entering the day concerning the 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension. We are still hoping by the end of the day that there will be 60 votes, the number required, to pass this legislation now when it is needed most. It was needed 3 weeks ago to. The people who were crushed with late fees, penalties and lost houses should be given more than retro pay. They should have a hand written apology from the Senators who delayed this inevitable and much needed 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension with a check enclosed for damages caused by this horrible lack of decision making.
1.2 million people will fall under the category of those not receiving benefits after reaching either Tier 1, Tier 2 or finishing Tier 3 of the unemployment compensation process. 1.2 million people. If that number of jobless Americans without benefits doesn't scare the Senate then I am not sure what will. 1.2 million people can't be collectively sitting at home and hoping to college paychecks-particularly when such a crucial decision lies in the hands of politicians who apparently don't want to represent that particular group of people.
It has been a lesson in patience on the part of many jobless Americans who are caught up in this horrific circumstance. What have we learned as the Senate has stalled? We have certainly learned that we can not rely on the United States Senate to provide help in an emergency situation-particularly not help in a timely fashion that would have avoided misery for so many people. It seems like a political game is being played in Washington and there aren't any winners. The people who have lost that income have desperately been trying to find jobs and desperately been forced to figure out ways to provide for their respective families and pay the bills. This hurtful lack of urgency has provided little if any comfort to those who are so devastated by this horrible economic climate.
The 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension should be passed now. Why? Because so many people are depending on that money-let's just call it insurance as it has correctly been labeled, to get through times when they are not able to find career opportunities. I am not saying meaningful career opportunities. I am saying any career opportunities. The stats I have seen countless times reveal that there are 6 people for every job opening. 6 people. The odds aren't good. A best case scenario during these three weeks of hell(deployed by the United States Senate lack of urgency) would be that maybe 10 percent of the 1.2 million could miraculously land jobs. So what has the delay in providing the 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension taught us? Nothing. Except that we can't fully trust those we elected to fully represent us.
I know that many will site the deficit as the primary concern and reason some don't want to push this 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension through. The deficit will still be there tomorrow. The fact that some Senators have the nerve to say this so-called deficit will hurt our children is absolutely mind boggling. Not only will our children still have a rather large deficit but what about the millions of kids whose parents currently don't have income to put food on the table? It's amazing ironic that a Senator might be worried about "our children" but turns his back on the same American people he supposedly represents in the same breath. Technically, the 1.2 million people who are without jobs and aid are your children too. You were elected to represent-not to blow off important matters.
It's very frustrating that we haven't the good news we had expected entering the day concerning the 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension. We are still hoping by the end of the day that there will be 60 votes, the number required, to pass this legislation now when it is needed most. It was needed 3 weeks ago to. The people who were crushed with late fees, penalties and lost houses should be given more than retro pay. They should have a hand written apology from the Senators who delayed this inevitable and much needed 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension with a check enclosed for damages caused by this horrible lack of decision making.
thanks for your voice - I was receiving unemployment benefits, & because I started working part-time in February, my benefits stretched out beyond the May 30th deadline for the last extension by $96. Therefore, if I was not working at all, my unemployment benefits would have been exhausted before the May 30 deadline & I would have been eligible for an extension. Basically I'm being penalized because I'm working part-time and would be far better off financially if I wasn't working at all. How is that ok?
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