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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums1.3 million people will lose their unemployment benefits at Christmas time
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 (Original Post)
Redfairen
Dec 2013
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raging moderate
(4,314 posts)1. Abyss beneath abyss.
Vicious pyschopaths have seized power.
neverforget
(9,437 posts)2. But the Pentagon will get more money.
Go figure. Embrace the suck indeed.
ananda
(28,891 posts)4. Yeah it's so easy to embrace starvation and homelessness.
I guess you just die.
AndyA
(16,993 posts)3. Hopefully, that will be 1.3 million more motivated, angry voters
Who will remember this and vote the GOP and Tea Baggers out in 2014.
MisterP
(23,730 posts)8. we definitely can't have people voting for austerians who hate them!
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Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)6. kick
reformist2
(9,841 posts)7. Embrace the suck.
Matariki
(18,775 posts)9. A whole lot of jerks in Congress need to become unemployed in 2014
Amiright?