[RooRoobird14]

Help me understand: aren't a lot of these unemployed people the same ones who have been on unemployment since 4Q 2001? In other words, Hillary! is asking for more unemployment benefits on top of 18 months' plus worth of benefits?

Heck, as long as she's at it, why doesn't Hillary! just put unemployed workers on permanent welfare or disability pay?

[cake_crumb]

"Help me understand: aren't a lot of these unemployed people the same ones who have been on unemployment since 4Q 2001? In other words, Hillary! is asking for more unemployment benefits on top of 18 months' plus worth of benefits?"

Sure sounds it. IIRC she fuzzy-mathed the unemployment figures for 2001-02 also.

[harpseal]

Help me understand: aren't a lot of these unemployed people the same ones who have been on unemployment since 4Q 2001? In other words, Hillary! is asking for more unemployment benefits on top of 18 months' plus worth of benefits?

A person who was unemployed as of 4th quarter 2001 would have been qualified for an initial 26 weeks of unemployment benefits followed by an extension of 13 weeks the latest extension is I believe another 13 weeks but these benefits would be sharply reduced by having the new benfits in a new qualification year most likely with little or no wages.

What people need are jobs.

The way to get employment going again is to cut taxes now.