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NeoConsSuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 06:18 AM Original message |
Millions Bracing for Cutoff of Unemployment Checks |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
1. In another country, this would provoke well-deserved riots. |
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irislake (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 08:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Better not riot |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 08:30 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Lets hope the internment camps have beds and food |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 08:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Dinks and Paste |
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irislake (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 09:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I hate to be REALLY paranoid but |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. I know this will probably fall on deaf ears, |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-10 12:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
35. and health care....nt |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-10 07:57 AM Response to Reply #1 |
38. Every single one of them should show up in Washington with a shovel |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
6. i remember when mine ran out.... |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:43 AM Response to Reply #6 |
44. Obama and his troops would shoot you -----you slacker |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:46 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Tom Corbett Governor Elect |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
7. This is where Harry and Louise become Bonnie and Clyde |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 09:54 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. it's already happening in Georgia |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 01:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
47. Same in New York, and not just the outer boroughs anymore. |
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sfwriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
8. I'm one.... |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 07:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. Jesus fuck, this is just so sad. I'm very sorry for your |
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sfwriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-10 11:46 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. You know... I don't think of our situation as that bad.. |
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sandyj999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
10. One more time: THEY DON"T CARE! n/t |
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notallthere (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
11. checks run out |
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sandyj999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 10:13 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. And then the government will say the stimulus worked. n/t |
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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Yep, because there's this magical "Get a job" button that people can press, right? |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 10:19 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. "Its a fact that people tend to get a job of any kind once unemployment runs out ." [sic] |
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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 10:21 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. He should have just put the word "fact" in all caps or said "true story" at the end |
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katnapped (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Rush's website |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. 5 job seekers for every 1 available job.. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 01:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 02:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. So what happens when no one is hiring? |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. That is not true in my experience |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 04:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
32. Must be nice not to give a shit about people |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. Welcome to DU. |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-10 07:44 AM Response to Reply #11 |
37. Tell that to the feckless Freepers whining on the street begging for food |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 02:20 AM Response to Reply #11 |
41. Well, the rate will go down only because they will no longer be counted. |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 02:34 AM Response to Reply #11 |
43. Do you realize how many people are looking for a job vs. job openings? |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 11:01 AM Response to Reply #11 |
46. Assuming that everyone could find a job (and that's a HUGE assumption) |
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bloomington-lib (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
16. In the local paper Herald Times |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. And they probably get food stamps and heating aid as well |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
17. Plenty of jobs available in Afghanistan, deactivating roadside bombs n/t |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
19. I hope this is America's "Let them eat cake" moment. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 02:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. we will NEVER have this moment because the elite have done a great job |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
22. they should riot, but i wonder how many voted repug too. n/t. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
25. FUCK YOU to everyone who let this happen. just fucking fuck you |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 03:07 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Richest 1 percent in the World, the rest of us are screwed. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 03:29 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I don't think it even effects anyone I know personally, but it makes me mad as hell |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
31. This is exactly what the Republicans want. |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-10 12:33 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Yet they're demanding tax cuts for themselves...for the rich.. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
40. No checks and what happens with health care/COBRA? |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 02:32 AM Response to Original message |
42. Boehner: LET THEM EAT CAKE! |
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hugo_from_TN (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
48. What about all the unemployed that never got a single check. |
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