Recently, when President Obama was discussing the issue of tax cut extensions and unemployment extensions with Republicans in Congress, to many it came off as if Obama’s main purpose was to extend the unemployment benefits for as long as possible. (…)
Long-term unemployed Americans held a candle light vigil as a form of protest against the newly-enacted unemployment extension. (More…)
Earlier this week, President Obama and the Republican Party came together and agreed on a package deal that would extend the Bush era tax cuts for all American citizens for the next two years, extend the unemployment benefits as spelled out by the 99 Weeks extension for another thirteen months, reduce the payroll tax by two percent until 2012, a decrease the estate tax as well, and an extension of tax breaks for college students and their families. (…)
After much debate for the last few months, Republicans and Democrats finally came together one two issues where for a long time it looked like neither side was going to budge one bit. (…)
On November 30th, the extension of unemployment benefits is set to expire. (…)
After the American economy crashed two years ago, few would have wondered that it would take this long to rebound. (…)
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