Unemployment benefits expire at the end of December

[ProSense]

Millions Of Unemployed Workers Will Lose Benefits Early Next Year
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/11/07/2906661/unemployment-benefits-2014/

This was the extension from last year. Now what?

[stopbush]

1. Mine ran out at the beginning of August.

Now what indeed.

[ProSense]

2. It'll get very little attention.

It's only an issue when it's tied to some negotiation. Podder for the pundit class.

Otherwise, they don't give a shit.

[ProSense]

3. Labor Market Will Lose 310,000 Jobs in 2014 if Unemployment Insurance Extensions Expire

Labor Market Will Lose 310,000 Jobs in 2014 if Unemployment Insurance Extensions Expire
http://www.epi.org/publication/labor-market-lose-310000-jobs-2014-unemployment/

[WinkyDink]

4. Happy New Year, 99%.

[ProSense]

6. Well, there are more important things to worry about

some say!

[adirondacker]

5. Private entrepeneurship will carry on...

on Ebay. Folks that haven't sold off their inheritance in the last decade will be set for another 6 months. After that, it's off to the welfare office.

[etherealtruth]

7. cuts in food stamps ... expiring benefits

We can always fill those 'for profit" prisons with debtors

[ProSense]

8. These are tax dollars, you know.

What we need is real change. The hungry and poor can wait...some say.