Harry Reid: Jobless benefits top priority in 2014

[Rozman]

You want to keep those checks going out...
Show us how they are paid for.
What are you guys gonna cut to make this happen.

 

[PredFan]

Hey Harry you corrupt piece if shit! How about making JOBS your #1 priority before we are all on welfare?

Fucking idiot.

 

[BDBoop]

From jobs being a top priority in '09 to jobless benefits being a top priority in '14. What will be a top priority in '19? Vacation pay for the jobless?

More specifically, the big winners in 2010 from the TPM ran on jobs, jobs, jobs.

What DID happen there??

Because as I recall 2009, there was a big push to keep this country from hitting the iceberg.

 

[rdean]

I have to agree with Republicans. Let the fuckers starve and die. They can live in cardboard boxes on the street. I don't care if they do want to work and millions of jobs were moved to China from 2001 to 2008 and tens of thousands of factories were closed down. That is no excuse. They must be punished. They must suffer. Living the high life with their families on $300 dollars a week. It's not right. We can't allow that. "Let them die".

Wow, that was liberating. Now I feel like a conservative.

 

[OKTexas]

From jobs being a top priority in '09 to jobless benefits being a top priority in '14. What will be a top priority in '19? Vacation pay for the jobless?

More specifically, the big winners in 2010 from the TPM ran on jobs, jobs, jobs.

What DID happen there??

Because as I recall 2009, there was a big push to keep this country from hitting the iceberg.

The bills are in Reids in box, have been for a while.

 

[freedombecki]

I have to agree with Republicans. Let the fuckers starve and die. They can live in cardboard boxes on the street. I don't care if they do want to work and millions of jobs were moved to China from 2001 to 2008 and tens of thousands of factories were closed down. That is no excuse. They must be punished. They must suffer. Living the high life with their families on $300 dollars a week. It's not right. We can't allow that. "Let them die".

Wow, that was liberating. Now I feel like a conservative.

You had the House and the Senate at the same time for 2 years under Obama. No prioritization of keeping American jobs in America was done. If it had been, you wouldn't have that problem.

And you know it too, don't you.

I'm holding you responsible for the situation of joblessness in America because your DNC party did nothing..

 

[BluesMistress]

No Worries ~
GM is Alive and Bin Laden is Dead ~
and Obama is focused like a laser on that three letter word "JOBS"

 

[BDBoop]

I have to agree with Republicans. Let the fuckers starve and die. They can live in cardboard boxes on the street. I don't care if they do want to work and millions of jobs were moved to China from 2001 to 2008 and tens of thousands of factories were closed down. That is no excuse. They must be punished. They must suffer. Living the high life with their families on $300 dollars a week. It's not right. We can't allow that. "Let them die".

Wow, that was liberating. Now I feel like a conservative.

You had the House and the Senate at the same time for 2 years under Obama. No prioritization of keeping American jobs in America was done. If it had been, you wouldn't have that problem.

And you know it too, don't you.

I'm holding you responsible for the situation of joblessness in America because your DNC party did nothing..

We actually didn't.

What this shows is is that there were only two time periods during the 111th Congress when the Democrats had a 60 seat majority:

• From July 7. 2009 (when Al Franken was officially seated as the Senator from Minnesota after the last of Norm Coleman’s challenges came to an end) to August 25, 2009 (when Ted Kennedy died, although Kennedy’s illness had kept him from voting for several weeks before that date at least); and
• From September 25, 2009 (when Paul Kirk was appointed to replace Kennedy) to February 4, 2010 (when Scott Brown took office after defeating Martha Coakley);
• For one day in September 2009, Republicans lacked 40 votes due to the resignation of Mel Martinez, who was replaced the next day by George LeMieux

Did The Democrats Ever Really Have 60 Votes In The Senate, And For How Long?

 

[rdean]

I have to agree with Republicans. Let the fuckers starve and die. They can live in cardboard boxes on the street. I don't care if they do want to work and millions of jobs were moved to China from 2001 to 2008 and tens of thousands of factories were closed down. That is no excuse. They must be punished. They must suffer. Living the high life with their families on $300 dollars a week. It's not right. We can't allow that. "Let them die".

Wow, that was liberating. Now I feel like a conservative.

You had the House and the Senate at the same time for 2 years under Obama. No prioritization of keeping American jobs in America was done. If it had been, you wouldn't have that problem.

And you know it too, don't you.

I'm holding you responsible for the situation of joblessness in America because your DNC party did nothing..

Two weeks. Not two years. Get it right.

 

[rdean]

I have to agree with Republicans. Let the fuckers starve and die. They can live in cardboard boxes on the street. I don't care if they do want to work and millions of jobs were moved to China from 2001 to 2008 and tens of thousands of factories were closed down. That is no excuse. They must be punished. They must suffer. Living the high life with their families on $300 dollars a week. It's not right. We can't allow that. "Let them die".

Wow, that was liberating. Now I feel like a conservative.

You had the House and the Senate at the same time for 2 years under Obama. No prioritization of keeping American jobs in America was done. If it had been, you wouldn't have that problem.

And you know it too, don't you.

I'm holding you responsible for the situation of joblessness in America because your DNC party did nothing..

We actually didn't.

What this shows is is that there were only two time periods during the 111th Congress when the Democrats had a 60 seat majority:

• From July 7. 2009 (when Al Franken was officially seated as the Senator from Minnesota after the last of Norm Coleman’s challenges came to an end) to August 25, 2009 (when Ted Kennedy died, although Kennedy’s illness had kept him from voting for several weeks before that date at least); and
• From September 25, 2009 (when Paul Kirk was appointed to replace Kennedy) to February 4, 2010 (when Scott Brown took office after defeating Martha Coakley);
• For one day in September 2009, Republicans lacked 40 votes due to the resignation of Mel Martinez, who was replaced the next day by George LeMieux

Did The Democrats Ever Really Have 60 Votes In The Senate, And For How Long?

Oh my God. The truth. Don't you know how that hurts these guys? It's like Holy Water and Garlic to vampires.

 

[Listening]

Spoken like a true Dim. Priority is more government handouts, instead of jobs that get people off the handouts in the first place and in control of their own lives.

He needs to speak to another genuis in his party, Joe Biden, who has been busy working to provide that THREE letter word J-O-B-S.

The CBO says these benefits boost the economy.

They also told us Obamacare would be cheaper before they told us it would be more expensive.

 

[Listening]

No Worries ~
GM is Alive and Bin Laden is Dead ~
and Obama is focused like a laser on that three letter word "JOBS"

In all 57 states.

 

[Listening]

"people who are waiting and waiting to find a job still get the important check that they deserve.”

They deserve? So in other words the world owes them a living and they should wait for somebody to come to their door with a job. Typical Democrat way of thinking!

P.S. The EMPLOYER pays ALL of the unemployment contributions.

Harry Reid: Jobless benefits top priority in 2014 - Seung Min Kim - POLITICO.com

Does anyone remember that Harry threw the unemployed under the bus as part of the budget deal.

Now he wants to reneg.

This guy is so predictable.

And Bohner is sooooooo stupid.

 

[thereisnospoon]

"people who are waiting and waiting to find a job still get the important check that they deserve.”

They deserve? So in other words the world owes them a living and they should wait for somebody to come to their door with a job. Typical Democrat way of thinking!

P.S. The EMPLOYER pays ALL of the unemployment contributions.

Harry Reid: Jobless benefits top priority in 2014 - Seung Min Kim - POLITICO.com

Reid and the rest of the democrats are panicking over the need to shore up their voting base.

 

[Kosh]

Hey far left cultists about helping businesses create jobs so this needed.

Taking away the uncertainty of Obamacare would be a good start.

 

[PredFan]

I have to agree with Republicans. Let the fuckers starve and die. They can live in cardboard boxes on the street. I don't care if they do want to work and millions of jobs were moved to China from 2001 to 2008 and tens of thousands of factories were closed down. That is no excuse. They must be punished. They must suffer. Living the high life with their families on $300 dollars a week. It's not right. We can't allow that. "Let them die".

Wow, that was liberating. Now I feel like a conservative.

You had the House and the Senate at the same time for 2 years under Obama. No prioritization of keeping American jobs in America was done. If it had been, you wouldn't have that problem.

And you know it too, don't you.

I'm holding you responsible for the situation of joblessness in America because your DNC party did nothing..

Two weeks. Not two years. Get it right.

Did you not have the House and the Senate and the POTUS for two years idiot? Was Nancy Pelosi NOT the Speaker and Harry Reid not the Senate Majority Leader for two years moron?

I'd call you and idiot and a democrat but I would be repeating myself.

 

[PredFan]

You had the House and the Senate at the same time for 2 years under Obama. No prioritization of keeping American jobs in America was done. If it had been, you wouldn't have that problem.

And you know it too, don't you.

I'm holding you responsible for the situation of joblessness in America because your DNC party did nothing..

We actually didn't.

What this shows is is that there were only two time periods during the 111th Congress when the Democrats had a 60 seat majority:

• From July 7. 2009 (when Al Franken was officially seated as the Senator from Minnesota after the last of Norm Coleman’s challenges came to an end) to August 25, 2009 (when Ted Kennedy died, although Kennedy’s illness had kept him from voting for several weeks before that date at least); and
• From September 25, 2009 (when Paul Kirk was appointed to replace Kennedy) to February 4, 2010 (when Scott Brown took office after defeating Martha Coakley);
• For one day in September 2009, Republicans lacked 40 votes due to the resignation of Mel Martinez, who was replaced the next day by George LeMieux

Did The Democrats Ever Really Have 60 Votes In The Senate, And For How Long?

Oh my God. The truth. Don't you know how that hurts these guys? It's like Holy Water and Garlic to vampires.

You two are both dumber than a box of hair.

 

[BluesMistress]

"people who are waiting and waiting to find a job still get the important check that they deserve.”

They deserve? So in other words the world owes them a living and they should wait for somebody to come to their door with a job. Typical Democrat way of thinking!

P.S. The EMPLOYER pays ALL of the unemployment contributions.

Harry Reid: Jobless benefits top priority in 2014 - Seung Min Kim - POLITICO.com

P.S. The employer pays unemployment taxes but they do NOT pay the unemployment benefits.
You are correct in that The employee does not contribute to the tax only the employer. Employer pays all of the TAX.
They contribute a percentage of the employees pay, about $500 per year per employee. The # of employees and other criteria go into the formula. They do not pay for 90+weeks of benefits. It's called unemployment insurance run be the fed & state. Who ultimately pays...As always We the People!!

Why would Reid care about the unemployed if the employer were responsible for paying unemployment benefits??

When a person is laid off from a job through no fault of his own, he will generally be eligible for unemployment benefits. These benefits are not meant to replace the income the individual earned while working, but to provide for basic necessities until he can find another job. Nearly all employers contribute to state and federal funds designed to provide benefits to the unemployed. The employer, however, does not pay benefits directly to a laid-off employee.

Does Your Employer Pay When You Receive Unemployment Benefits? | eHow

 

[freedombecki]

You had the House and the Senate at the same time for 2 years under Obama. No prioritization of keeping American jobs in America was done. If it had been, you wouldn't have that problem.

And you know it too, don't you.

I'm holding you responsible for the situation of joblessness in America because your DNC party did nothing..

We actually didn't.

What this shows is is that there were only two time periods during the 111th Congress when the Democrats had a 60 seat majority:

• From July 7. 2009 (when Al Franken was officially seated as the Senator from Minnesota after the last of Norm Coleman’s challenges came to an end) to August 25, 2009 (when Ted Kennedy died, although Kennedy’s illness had kept him from voting for several weeks before that date at least); and
• From September 25, 2009 (when Paul Kirk was appointed to replace Kennedy) to February 4, 2010 (when Scott Brown took office after defeating Martha Coakley);
• For one day in September 2009, Republicans lacked 40 votes due to the resignation of Mel Martinez, who was replaced the next day by George LeMieux

Did The Democrats Ever Really Have 60 Votes In The Senate, And For How Long?

Oh my God. The truth. Don't you know how that hurts these guys? It's like Holy Water and Garlic to vampires.

A majority in the Senate is one more than the other party. You had independent Senators who sided with the DNC enough to keep Harry Reid as the Senate Majority leader for those years.

That's the truth, and I don't have to take the Lord's name in vain to prove it to anybody.

And you know that too, don't you.

 

[corazonroto]

Its amazes me that people still think the unemployed have been "living large" during the recession and that they are being paid by the employers too! (fully funded by them rather). Thank you for clearing up that obvious missed fact. Here are some more facts that many unemployed haters should try to digest:

Work Search Requirements
Struggling workers and families are required to search for work by federal law in order to receive federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08). The work search requirements are fairly strict and many unemployed have lost benefits for not complying with the requirements (extended benefits- EB and EUC08).

Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) Work Search Requirement
• Adds new requirement that individuals be able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work to be eligible for EUC08.
• Defines “actively seeking work” to mean:
o Registration with the Employment Service;
o Engaging in an active search for employment appropriate to the individual’s skills and abilities, and employment available in the labor market;
o A number of employer contacts consistent with state standards;
o Maintenance of a record of work search activities (employers contacted, method of contact, and date of contact); and
o When requested, providing the work search record to the state agency.
• Adds new requirement that the Secretary of Labor establish for each state a minimum number of claims for which work search records must be audited on a random basis each week.
http://www.ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/pdf/Factsheet_EUC&EB.pdf

My state's version of the federal law work search requirements:
Work Search Requirements for Extension Eligibility

What jobs?
There are not enough jobs to go around. This is a fairly grim report from August:
How?s the economy doing? Employment rate vs. unemployment rate tells grim tale | TheBlaze.com

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports:

…The labor-force participation rate — the share of people aged 16 and over who are either working or officially unemployed — fell in the Great Recession and then continued to decline in the sluggish recovery. It is now at levels not seen since 1981.

As a result of the combination of a high unemployment rate and a low labor-force participation rate, the share of people aged 16 and over who have a job — what is often called the employment rate (or, more technically, the employment-population ratio) — plunged in the recession to levels not seen since the mid-1980s and has remained there. While the percentage of workers in the labor force who are unemployed has fallen since late 2009, producing a decline in the official unemployment rate, this masks the cold reality that the percentage of the adult population with a job is still stuck at levels it fell to when the economy hit bottom.

SNAP Enrollment Remains High Because the Job Market Remains Weak ? Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

From the chart, we can see that employment is nearing levels reached in 2007 when employment peaked at just over 139 million jobs. Once again we need to note that the total U.S. population (not just the “civilian non-institutional population) has increased from about 305 million to about 317.1 million during that time. With about 50% of the population in the job market that would mean that about 6 million more people are looking for jobs while there are actually still a couple of million fewer jobs available than in 2007.

Current Employment Rate | UnemploymentData.com

Living Large?
So who exactly is "sitting around" and enjoying the "unemployment hammock" as so many unfairly claim? Because the reality is that the unemployed have fairly strict work search requirements, that have gotten much stricter over the past few years (a good thing) for both regular state funds and federal extended benefits. They are looking for work but not finding much if any (other than part time or temp work and that leads to more unemployment). They are not making that much money either.

Weekly Benefit Amount
The maximum weekly benefit amount in most states is no more than $450/week and you have to earn around $11,000 in one quarter to get that. If you earn more than that, then tough luck...$450 is all you can get per week for in most case no more than 26 weeks of regular state aid. That weekly benefit amount is used for EUC08 and EB as well (so best case you make 52x$450=$23,400 to live on per year...whoop dee do!)
http://www.edd.ca.gov/pdf_pub_ctr/de1101bt5.pdf

Wiki Federal Poverty: $23,050 for a family of 4.
Poverty in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Any takers?
I'd like to see just one just one unemployed hater try to survive in the San Francisco Bay area (or similar expense urban area) on $23,400 or less for one year and remain qualified through the strict weekly federal work search requirements. That is hard enough to do on your own (I know from experience). I cannot imagine how a family of 4 would get by on that....can you? Of course you cannot take me up on this bet: that's because our pathetic government representatives allowed the state EB program to expire too long ago, and just allowed federal EUC08 to slip out of existence yet again, during historic long term unemployment and lack of available jobs.

________________________________________________________________
Struggling workers and Families need your help, not your scorn

Never forget that the state/federal aid that goes into the hands of the unemployed is used to support our weak economy, not just give them a so-called free-ride. Take that aid away and local businesses feel the impact right away. UI is one of the best investments our government can make:
http://useconomy.about.com/od/usfed...its-Are-The-Best-Way-To-Boost-The-Economy.htm
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-isl...in-says-each-dollar-spent-unemployment-benef/

And the BIG BTW...There is a "glitch" in the state/federal EB program that congress fixed once during the recession and then ignored afterwards (this program is auto triggered during a recession based on comparing unemployment rates from year to year, but not designed to re-trigger if UI levels remain high for more than 3 years+). Even worse, EUC08 benefits for many claimants nationwide have been improperly determined, paid and adjudicated since August 2008 due to a US Department of Labor implementation fiasco that has been covered up by the Obama Administration prior to the 2012 Presidential Election. These mistakes were successfully challenged in a California court of law on 10/20/11 under CUIAB case A0-265448, refuting the US DOL "policy" that contradicted federal law and regulations. Instead of fixing the problem our government threatened the state of California with the end of the EUC08 program if this appeal case was used as a precedent to assist any other claimants. Now they refuse to do anything but delay, run and hide for the mess they made. That's what you should be getting mad about...the harm, waste and fraud that the Obama Administration is trying to get away with:

http://www.usmessageboard.com/law-a...t-of-labor-has-violated-federal-statutes.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/econo...c-stimulus-fraud-and-abuses-of-authority.html

https://www.facebook.com/UnemploymentBenefitsRestorationProject