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H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders bill, Creating American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act
Whatever you want to call it, the bill is dead in its current form in the Senate. How is this game of political chess being played out?H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders bill, Creating American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act... more
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The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support is held a hearing on June 10 titled: Hearing on Responding to Long-Term Unemployment. I asked readers of Rochester Unemployment Examiner to send me letters they wrote to the Committee that they also wanted to have published here.* Below are some of those letters. I’ll be posting other letters as I receive permission.The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support is held a... more
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With regard to Congress, they must have some bizarre sense of reality where they believe that if they stop all unemployment benefits, then 15 million unemployed, 11 million of which are collecting benefits, will just go out and immediately find a job. Yes, the job market is not shedding jobs as rapidly as it was last year, but there is absolutely no sign that jobs are being created in the numbers that are required for jobs to be readily available for the 8 million who lost their job during this recession.With regard to Congress, they must have some bizarre sense of reality where they... more
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As most of you are aware by now, the House passed parts of H.R. 4213 – Tax Extenders bill – on Friday, but here are some follow-up stories.As most of you are aware by now, the House passed parts of H.R. 4213 – Tax... more
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There was plenty of action yesterday regarding extended unemployment legislation and getting the word out about the plight of those who have and will soon exhaust benefits.There was plenty of action yesterday regarding extended unemployment legislation and... more
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This coming week is going to be critical for all unemployed. H.R. 4213 is going to be debated to determine, among other things, if unemployment eligibility will be extended for those that have not exhausted their maximum allowed benefits. While that is being debated, those that are or will shortly be losing their benefits need to make sure their needs are being heard.This coming week is going to be critical for all unemployed. H.R. 4213 is going to be... more
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