We Won't Be Out on the Street--For Now
My husband and I were panicking, because our extended unemployment benefits were about to expire , and the new emergency bill was stalled in the Senate, because of Senator Jim Bunning (R., Kentucky) who filibustered against it. He ended his filibuster yesterday, and the Senate voted to pass the bill (I received this information first--believe it or not--just a short while ago from my cousin N. in Israel!) I understand there is a huge government deficit, but cutting unemployment benefits is not the way to reduce it. A better idea would be for the government to call in some of the stimulus money sent to bail out the big corporations, and to stipulate that these stimulus packages may not be used for huge bonuses and company perks such as spas and massages. And this is what could happen to us (G-d forbid) or to anyone without a job , if unemployment benefits are curtailed: Justin Julian is one the 1 million people who are desperate for Congress to take action next week. If they don...