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Redfairen

(1,276 posts) Thu Dec 12, 2013, 07:17 PM Dec 2013

1.3 million people will lose their unemployment benefits at Christmas time [View all]

The U.S. House failed to vote Thursday on a proposal by Democrats that would have extended benefits for three months, after Republicans blocked the effort. Since the House adjourns Friday until next year, there won't be an opportunity to take the issue up before benefits expire Dec. 28. About 1.3 million Americans are expected to have their unemployment insurance terminated.

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/12/13_million_will_have_unemploym.html#incart_river_default

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1.3 million people will lose their unemployment benefits at Christmas time [View all] Redfairen Dec 2013 OP

Abyss beneath abyss. raging moderate Dec 2013 #1

But the Pentagon will get more money. neverforget Dec 2013 #2

Yeah it's so easy to embrace starvation and homelessness. ananda Dec 2013 #4

Hopefully, that will be 1.3 million more motivated, angry voters AndyA Dec 2013 #3

we definitely can't have people voting for austerians who hate them! MisterP Dec 2013 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2013 #5

kick Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 #6

Embrace the suck. reformist2 Dec 2013 #7

A whole lot of jerks in Congress need to become unemployed in 2014 Matariki Dec 2013 #9