Missouri Drops Extended Unemployment Benefits

[upstatecajun]

by The Associated Press
March 31, 2011

Thousands of people in Missouri who have been unemployed for more than a year soon will lose their jobless benefits, marking a significant victory for Republican fiscal hawks who are crusading against government spending.

When eligibility ends Saturday, Missouri will become the only state to voluntarily quit a federal stimulus program that offers extended benefits. Michigan, Arkansas and Florida also recently took steps to cut back on money going to the unemployed, although they targeted state benefits instead.

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/31/135019030/missouri-drops-extended-unemployment-benefits

[sakabatou]

1. Kill, kill, kill, kill the poor

[RKP5637]

2. I wonder how many of them voted for republicans. n/t

[ThomCat]

3. You know what, that doesn't matter.

Being stupid shouldn't be a capital crime. They don't deserve to starve to death just because they voted for Republicans. :(

Harm is the fault of the ones who commit it. The republicans are responsible for the harm they cause. The people who were dumb enough to vote for them were just dumb victims.

It's very unfortunate that most of them were willing victims though. x(

[starroute]

4. The real question is how many will vote for Republicans again

Hopefully, not as many.