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UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Have Not Been Extended! Would You Rather Your Government Send Billions Of Dollars Overseas, Than Feed Your Own People?

 
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HERE WE GO AGAIN!





[link to www.learningandfinance.com]

Democrats and Republicans are at it again...this time playing around with the American unemployment benefits.

I am really upset to hear this, but I am not surprised!

Republicans say they will not vote to extend the jobless benefits, unless Democrats can offset this with other cuts in spending. They will not increase the budget deficit.

Well,that is just fine dandy if you are a rich politician; however, if you are one of the many unemployed Americans, it is will be HELL.

They depend on these benefits to feed their families. They recieve around $300 a week, and they began to see their checks disappear at the end of December. The benefits have not been extended for the year of 2014.

To add to the chaos, many key voters have not been able to make it to Washington because of the weather.

I pray this issue gets resolved soon, and that our leaders play around with THEIR money...NOT the money of jobless Americans!
 Quoting: Krystal

Fuck em!!!

Lazy ass people sitting around doing nothing for 99+ weeks are crying about their gravy train getting cut off?

Well boo fucking hoo! If you can't find a job in 99 weeks then you are either not really looking or your too stupid to flip burgers. In either case you get no sympathy from me. Cutting you lazy cocksuckers off is WAY overdue, if you ask me.
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Let me ask you something.

Would you rather your government send billions of dollars overseas to developing countries rather than feed your own neighbors?
 Quoting: Krystal






NEITHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why should it be one or the other???????????!!!!!!!!!!!
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BECAUSE that is the reality we are presently in.
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I may just be a heartless bastard. But good grief, 99 weeks????????????????? OMG enough is enough. I realize that there are many out there that truly need it. But 99 weeks is enough. I just don't see how honestly anyone could expect this to continue.

I have been unemployed several times. I was entitled to compensation, but never took one dime. I went and found another job. I didn't necessarily like the job(s), but damn it, I WORKED.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 37475791


The jobs are not out there!
 Quoting: Krystal


No, they are not, Krystal, and that is by design. They've gotta keep increasing the pressure; turning up the heat. It's how they intend to ignite their glorious revolution, after all.

Thread: A Scenario (Financial False Flag)

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YOU, and only YOU are responsible for maintaining the balance of power between you and the rest of the semi-sentient beings in this world. You cannot disclaim or delegate that responsibility; it is a function of being a living, breathing "adult" in this world. If you can't manage yourself on those terms, someone else *will* manage you on their terms. Your terms are irrelevant. Buy a rifle; prepare to defend yourself. If you don't, what happens is *your* fault. Period.
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Who gives a fuck?
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Oh, this kind of response really pisses me off! Have you ever depended on unemployment benefits to eat?

I have!
 Quoting: Krystal


Currently getting hungry myself. The guy who doesn't give a fuck won't mind when we kill his ass for a bit of food.
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I know where you are coming from. I am so sorry.
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Offer her a job you dick fucks.

Reminds me of the other day, NO fricken asswipe rich mutha running a fancy BWM is fucking with me on the road, so don't get any ideas you 1% slime balls.

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I bet these same Republicans all recently decided to increase aid to Israel, though. Let Americans eat cake, but we can't let down out "greatest ally."
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They probably could fund it from the cost of a few of moochelles vacations!!!

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How can she possibly add to the government expense while Americans will not eat?

How do people live with themselves?
 Quoting: Krystal


Again, people say disabled who can't take care of themselves and are reliant on others to get food or do anything "don't deserve any financial assistance because "they are useless eaters" and it doesn't matter if at ONE time or most of their lives they were productive AND PAYING IN AND PAYING TAXES. The second you become LEGITAMATELY disabled and cannot take care of yourself you are a "useless eater." Suddenly the people who declared disabled "leaches" are in the SAME position except they can actually have a life. Sorry, I don't feel sorry for people. No one forced them to have children or lifestyles they coudn't afford.
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I may just be a heartless bastard. But good grief, 99 weeks????????????????? OMG enough is enough. I realize that there are many out there that truly need it. But 99 weeks is enough. I just don't see how honestly anyone could expect this to continue.

I have been unemployed several times. I was entitled to compensation, but never took one dime. I went and found another job. I didn't necessarily like the job(s), but damn it, I WORKED.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 37475791


The jobs are not out there!
 Quoting: Krystal


No, they are not, Krystal, and that is by design. They've gotta keep increasing the pressure; turning up the heat. It's how they intend to ignite their glorious revolution, after all.

Thread: A Scenario (Financial False Flag)

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I agree.
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I'm coming to the conclusion that we're toast. People here are blaming the victims when tens of millions of the decent paying jobs have been outsourced. There is hardly any economic engine for job creation.

How depressing. How blind and stupid.
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I bet these same Republicans all recently decided to increase aid to Israel, though. Let Americans eat cake, but we can't let down out "greatest ally."
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 52709078


They probably could fund it from the cost of a few of moochelles vacations!!!

smileywink
 Quoting: chuckles45


How can she possibly add to the government expense while Americans will not eat?

How do people live with themselves?
 Quoting: Krystal


Again, people say disabled who can't take care of themselves and are reliant on others to get food or do anything "don't deserve any financial assistance because "they are useless eaters" and it doesn't matter if at ONE time or most of their lives they were productive AND PAYING IN AND PAYING TAXES. The second you become LEGITAMATELY disabled and cannot take care of yourself you are a "useless eater." Suddenly the people who declared disabled "leaches" are in the SAME position except they can actually have a life. Sorry, I don't feel sorry for people. No one forced them to have children or lifestyles they coudn't afford.
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I'm gonna cap your ass!
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HERE WE GO AGAIN!





[link to www.learningandfinance.com]

Democrats and Republicans are at it again...this time playing around with the American unemployment benefits.

I am really upset to hear this, but I am not surprised!

Republicans say they will not vote to extend the jobless benefits, unless Democrats can offset this with other cuts in spending. They will not increase the budget deficit.

Well,that is just fine dandy if you are a rich politician; however, if you are one of the many unemployed Americans, it is will be HELL.

They depend on these benefits to feed their families. They recieve around $300 a week, and they began to see their checks disappear at the end of December. The benefits have not been extended for the year of 2014.

To add to the chaos, many key voters have not been able to make it to Washington because of the weather.

I pray this issue gets resolved soon, and that our leaders play around with THEIR money...NOT the money of jobless Americans!
 Quoting: Krystal

Fuck em!!!

Lazy ass people sitting around doing nothing for 99+ weeks are crying about their gravy train getting cut off?

Well boo fucking hoo! If you can't find a job in 99 weeks then you are either not really looking or your too stupid to flip burgers. In either case you get no sympathy from me. Cutting you lazy cocksuckers off is WAY overdue, if you ask me.
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Really, man I hope Karma fucks your ass raw buddy!
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When the Republicans don't work with the Democrats the Democrats are trying to screw us....When the Democrats won't work with the Republicans the Republicans are trying to screw us...When they work together their both trying to screw us. Evidently Were Screwed!
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Yes, we are screwed.
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We are screwed for many more reasons than mere political games - just read through this thread
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I'm coming to the conclusion that we're toast. People here are blaming the victims when tens of millions of the decent paying jobs have been outsourced. There is hardly any economic engine for job creation.

How depressing. How blind and stupid.
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Agreed.
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I feel really sorry for those of you who would allow your government to send billions of dollars overseas, while you actually say, "no" to extending jobless benefits here in America.

That is the reality we are living in here in this Country right now.

I say extend the benefits now, so Americans do not feel hunger pains during this depressed time.

Then begin to get hardcore with your government about sending all our money overseas!

Just do it!
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I'm coming to the conclusion that we're toast. People here are blaming the victims when tens of millions of the decent paying jobs have been outsourced. There is hardly any economic engine for job creation.

How depressing. How blind and stupid.
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Agreed.
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It is scary how many people could care less about their fellow man...we are fucked.
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HERE WE GO AGAIN!





[link to www.learningandfinance.com]

Democrats and Republicans are at it again...this time playing around with the American unemployment benefits.

I am really upset to hear this, but I am not surprised!

Republicans say they will not vote to extend the jobless benefits, unless Democrats can offset this with other cuts in spending. They will not increase the budget deficit.

Well,that is just fine dandy if you are a rich politician; however, if you are one of the many unemployed Americans, it is will be HELL.

They depend on these benefits to feed their families. They recieve around $300 a week, and they began to see their checks disappear at the end of December. The benefits have not been extended for the year of 2014.

To add to the chaos, many key voters have not been able to make it to Washington because of the weather.

I pray this issue gets resolved soon, and that our leaders play around with THEIR money...NOT the money of jobless Americans!
 Quoting: Krystal

Fuck em!!!

Lazy ass people sitting around doing nothing for 99+ weeks are crying about their gravy train getting cut off?

Well boo fucking hoo! If you can't find a job in 99 weeks then you are either not really looking or your too stupid to flip burgers. In either case you get no sympathy from me. Cutting you lazy cocksuckers off is WAY overdue, if you ask me.
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Really, man I hope Karma fucks your ass raw buddy!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 51978555

Save the Karma tripe for those who think milking the system is a legitimate career strategy. If people would put the same effort into finding a job and earning an honest living as they put into scamming the system and coming up with clever ways of getting paid for doing nothing then we would have an unemployment rate of about zero.
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I'm coming to the conclusion that we're toast. People here are blaming the victims when tens of millions of the decent paying jobs have been outsourced. There is hardly any economic engine for job creation.

How depressing. How blind and stupid.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48389337


Agreed.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 51978555


It is scary how many people could care less about their fellow man...we are fucked.
 Quoting: Krystal


It's the me generation, people have turned away from god.

O Egypt, Egypt, of thy religion nothing will remain but an empty tale, which thine own children in time to come will not believe; nothing will be left but graven words, and only the stones will tell of thy piety. And in that day men will be weary of life, and they will cease to think the universe worthy of reverent wonder and of worship. And so religion, the greatest of all blessings, for there is nothing, nor has been, nor ever shall be, that can be deemed a greater boon, will be threatened with destruction; men will think it a burden, and will come to scorn it. They will no longer love this world around us, this incomparable work of God, this glorious structure which he has built, this sum of good made up of things of many diverse forms, this instrument whereby the will of God operates in that which be has made, ungrudgingly favouring man’s welfare, this combination and accumulation of all the manifold things that can call forth the veneration, praise, and love of the beholder.


Darkness will be preferred to light, and death will be thought more profitable than life; no one will raise his eyes to heaven ; the pious will be deemed insane, and the impious wise; the madman will be thought a brave man, and the wicked will be esteemed as good. As to the soul, and the belief that it is immortal by nature, or may hope to attain to immortality, as I have taught you, all this they will mock at, and will even persuade themselves that it is false. No word of reverence or piety, no utterance worthy of heaven and of the gods of heaven, will be heard or believed.


And so the gods will depart from mankind, a grievous thing!, and only evil angels will remain, who will mingle with men, and drive the poor wretches by main force into all manner of reckless crime, into wars, and robberies, and frauds, and all things hostile to the nature of the soul. Then will the earth no longer stand unshaken, and the sea will bear no ships; heaven will not support the stars in their orbits, nor will the stars pursue their constant course in heaven; all voices of the gods will of necessity be silenced and dumb; the fruits of the earth will rot; the soil will turn barren, and the very air will sicken in sullen stagnation. After this manner will old age come upon the world. Religion will be no more; all things will be disordered and awry; all good will disappear.


But when all this has befallen, Asclepius, then the Master and Father, God, the first before all, the maker of that god who first came into being, will look on that which has come to pass, and will stay the disorder by the counterworking of his will, which is the good. He will call back to the right path those who have gone astray; he will cleanse the world from evil, now washing it away with water-floods, now burning it out with fiercest fire, or again expelling it by war and pestilence. And thus he will bring back his world to its former aspect, so that the Kosmos will once more be deemed worthy of worship and wondering reverence, and God, the maker and restorer of the mighty fabric, will be adored by the men of that day with unceasing hymns of praise and blessing.



Such is the new birth of the Kosmos; it is a making again of all things good, a holy and awe-striking restoration of all nature; and it is wrought in the process of time by the eternal will of God. For Gods will has no beginning; it is ever the same, and as it now is, even so it has ever been, without beginning. For it is the very being of God to purpose good.
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I'm coming to the conclusion that we're toast. People here are blaming the victims when tens of millions of the decent paying jobs have been outsourced. There is hardly any economic engine for job creation.

How depressing. How blind and stupid.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48389337


Agreed.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 51978555


It is scary how many people could care less about their fellow man...we are fucked.
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And we call it a "society" - even worst, we believe we are "civilized"
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People, the bottom line is until you start PERSONALLY bitching to your congressmen and threaten to vote them out of office over ALL the money we give away TO OTHER COUNTRIES. This shit is gonna keep happening. I don't understand why no one "notices" this stuff. I have paid attention to it since sequester. Also right before govt shut down NASA set off another rocket "how convenient." Guess how much that cost?
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People, the bottom line is until you start PERSONALLY bitching to your congressmen and threaten to vote them out of office over ALL the money we give away TO OTHER COUNTRIES. This shit is gonna keep happening. I don't understand why no one "notices" this stuff. I have paid attention to it since sequester. Also right before govt shut down NASA set off another rocket "how convenient." Guess how much that cost?
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Vote?

Throw their asses into the street.
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HERE WE GO AGAIN!





[link to www.learningandfinance.com]

Democrats and Republicans are at it again...this time playing around with the American unemployment benefits.

I am really upset to hear this, but I am not surprised!

Republicans say they will not vote to extend the jobless benefits, unless Democrats can offset this with other cuts in spending. They will not increase the budget deficit.

Well,that is just fine dandy if you are a rich politician; however, if you are one of the many unemployed Americans, it is will be HELL.

They depend on these benefits to feed their families. They recieve around $300 a week, and they began to see their checks disappear at the end of December. The benefits have not been extended for the year of 2014.

To add to the chaos, many key voters have not been able to make it to Washington because of the weather.

I pray this issue gets resolved soon, and that our leaders play around with THEIR money...NOT the money of jobless Americans!
 Quoting: Krystal

Fuck em!!!

Lazy ass people sitting around doing nothing for 99+ weeks are crying about their gravy train getting cut off?

Well boo fucking hoo! If you can't find a job in 99 weeks then you are either not really looking or your too stupid to flip burgers. In either case you get no sympathy from me. Cutting you lazy cocksuckers off is WAY overdue, if you ask me.
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Really, man I hope Karma fucks your ass raw buddy!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 51978555

Save the Karma tripe for those who think milking the system is a legitimate career strategy. If people would put the same effort into finding a job and earning an honest living as they put into scamming the system and coming up with clever ways of getting paid for doing nothing then we would have an unemployment rate of about zero.
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You, sir, do not know what you are talking about, but you are very evil in doing it.
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Ok so I was laid off after 9.5 years with my former company making $120K/ year.
I was on unemployment for about 1 year, the whole time looking for work in my industry in a similar capacity with a similar salary. Knowing my benefits were to be cut off in about 6 weeks, I finally conceded my fate and took a part-time job back in retail sales from where I started 20 years ago just out of college. I now make $13.00/ hr and work 4 days/ week.

My point in all of this is instead of congress working to extend unemployment benefits, congress and Obama need to be focused on creating a climate that will promote business growth. Business growth will in turn promote more and better paying jobs.

Extensions of benefits can only help in the short term, It's kind of like putting a band aid on gapping wound.

The media and the people of USA need to be asking- "Where are the jobs Mr. President???"
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I'm coming to the conclusion that we're toast. People here are blaming the victims when tens of millions of the decent paying jobs have been outsourced. There is hardly any economic engine for job creation.

How depressing. How blind and stupid.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48389337


Agreed.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 51978555


It is scary how many people could care less about their fellow man...we are fucked.
 Quoting: Krystal


It's the me generation, people have turned away from god.

O Egypt, Egypt, of thy religion nothing will remain but an empty tale, which thine own children in time to come will not believe; nothing will be left but graven words, and only the stones will tell of thy piety. And in that day men will be weary of life, and they will cease to think the universe worthy of reverent wonder and of worship. And so religion, the greatest of all blessings, for there is nothing, nor has been, nor ever shall be, that can be deemed a greater boon, will be threatened with destruction; men will think it a burden, and will come to scorn it. They will no longer love this world around us, this incomparable work of God, this glorious structure which he has built, this sum of good made up of things of many diverse forms, this instrument whereby the will of God operates in that which be has made, ungrudgingly favouring man’s welfare, this combination and accumulation of all the manifold things that can call forth the veneration, praise, and love of the beholder.


Darkness will be preferred to light, and death will be thought more profitable than life; no one will raise his eyes to heaven ; the pious will be deemed insane, and the impious wise; the madman will be thought a brave man, and the wicked will be esteemed as good. As to the soul, and the belief that it is immortal by nature, or may hope to attain to immortality, as I have taught you, all this they will mock at, and will even persuade themselves that it is false. No word of reverence or piety, no utterance worthy of heaven and of the gods of heaven, will be heard or believed.


And so the gods will depart from mankind, a grievous thing!, and only evil angels will remain, who will mingle with men, and drive the poor wretches by main force into all manner of reckless crime, into wars, and robberies, and frauds, and all things hostile to the nature of the soul. Then will the earth no longer stand unshaken, and the sea will bear no ships; heaven will not support the stars in their orbits, nor will the stars pursue their constant course in heaven; all voices of the gods will of necessity be silenced and dumb; the fruits of the earth will rot; the soil will turn barren, and the very air will sicken in sullen stagnation. After this manner will old age come upon the world. Religion will be no more; all things will be disordered and awry; all good will disappear.


But when all this has befallen, Asclepius, then the Master and Father, God, the first before all, the maker of that god who first came into being, will look on that which has come to pass, and will stay the disorder by the counterworking of his will, which is the good. He will call back to the right path those who have gone astray; he will cleanse the world from evil, now washing it away with water-floods, now burning it out with fiercest fire, or again expelling it by war and pestilence. And thus he will bring back his world to its former aspect, so that the Kosmos will once more be deemed worthy of worship and wondering reverence, and God, the maker and restorer of the mighty fabric, will be adored by the men of that day with unceasing hymns of praise and blessing.



Such is the new birth of the Kosmos; it is a making again of all things good, a holy and awe-striking restoration of all nature; and it is wrought in the process of time by the eternal will of God. For Gods will has no beginning; it is ever the same, and as it now is, even so it has ever been, without beginning. For it is the very being of God to purpose good.

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I know, and this is what really scares me to death.
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UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Have Not Been Extended! Would You Rather Your Government Send Billions Of Dollars Overseas, Than Feed Your Own People?

 Quoting: Krystal


I would rather the government not spend billions/trillions of dollars either way. I would rather people feed themselves.

Indefinite extension of welfare does nothing but create dependence and a sense of entitlement. At some point you have to stop giving people fish for a day and insist that they learn to fish on their own for a lifetime.

It is more cruel to enable addicts than to take the drugs away. It is more cruel to enable the loss of freedom and independence than to encourage self sufficiency by leaving in place the realities of life.

It is noble to help the needy for a time. It is wrong to string them along in a make believe land of perpetual dependence on others.
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Re: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Have Not Been Extended! Would You Rather Your Government Send Billions Of Dollars Overseas, Than Feed Your Own People?
I think an explanation is in order. Unemployment is NOT welfare. The amount you draw is determined by how long you were employed. For the first several weeks, that amount is drawn from a non-refundable account paid into by your former employer. After that, Gov't monies subsidize the extended benefits.

So, the initial unemployment period isn't on 'your precious tax dollars', it comes from businesses. After that, it does dip into tax money. I know this as a business owner myself.

More, you must be 'approved' for unemployment insurance. If you are lazy, if you quit your job or if you got fired for a fire-able offense, you CAN NOT draw unemployment and most likely WILL NOT be approved for it. I've sat in on my share of unemployment hearings and I can tell you that MOST do not get approved.

May those of you judging hard working Americans who lost their jobs due to a terrible economy or a corporate raid lose your jobs and have to walk a mile or two in their shoes.

I know several people who would MUCH rather be working than drawing a check but they aren't because they can't. There are hardly any jobs and the few that exist are applied for by thousands of people.

I agree, it should be paid for. I think everything spent should be 'paid for', but money is wasted everyday on things that don't matter a whit. We're talking about the well-being of unemployed, hard working Americans. It isn't time for debate. It's time to help. Debate the silly spending on things like money overseas and studies on whether or not pizza burns the roof of your mouth. Where was Mitch when that shit got approved?
 Quoting: VeryNigh


^^^THIS^^^
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01/10/2014 02:08 PM
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Re: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Have Not Been Extended! Would You Rather Your Government Send Billions Of Dollars Overseas, Than Feed Your Own People?
I'm coming to the conclusion that we're toast. People here are blaming the victims when tens of millions of the decent paying jobs have been outsourced. There is hardly any economic engine for job creation.

How depressing. How blind and stupid.
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Agreed.
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It is scary how many people could care less about their fellow man...we are fucked.
 Quoting: Krystal


It's scary how many people can not take care of themselves.

All these people looking towards the government to take care of them...

Get these liberal pieces of shit out of here!

The government was not founded to feed you
The government was not founded to create jobs
The government was not founded to find you a job
The government was not founded to take from all to give to the few.

THE GOVERNMENT WAS FOUNDED TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.

Your rights do not include any of the above... you are responsible for yourself and if you can not take care of yourself, then suffer or get off your ass and start taking responsibility for yourself.

If you need help, find a charity... but don't look towards the government.
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01/10/2014 02:09 PM
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UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Have Not Been Extended! Would You Rather Your Government Send Billions Of Dollars Overseas, Than Feed Your Own People?

 Quoting: Krystal


I would rather the government not spend billions/trillions of dollars either way. I would rather people feed themselves.

Indefinite extension of welfare does nothing but create dependence and a sense of entitlement. At some point you have to stop giving people fish for a day and insist that they learn to fish on their own for a lifetime.

It is more cruel to enable addicts than to take the drugs away. It is more cruel to enable the loss of freedom and independence than to encourage self sufficiency by leaving in place the realities of life.

It is noble to help the needy for a time. It is wrong to string them along in a make believe land of perpetual dependence on others.
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In case you didn't know it, everyone here is on welfare. Everyone is dependent on the fake money you earn and is dependent on the system.
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I'm coming to the conclusion that we're toast. People here are blaming the victims when tens of millions of the decent paying jobs have been outsourced. There is hardly any economic engine for job creation.

How depressing. How blind and stupid.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48389337

Outsourced jobs, huh?

Great. Let's bring back all those factory jobs that would pay about 12 bucks an hour and stick all of the unemployed behind a machine 40hrs a week. Problem solved?

Not.

Mexicans flood this country in droves filling "jobs" that nobody here wants so let's bring in more jobs that nobody wants?

Great idea.
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.gov sends $ to other countries for humanitarian reasons but to get inside the country, make friends, and steal their natural resources.
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I would rather not send money over seas and reform welfare at the sametime... then reform unemployment... its not the governments job to make jobs... but there are things they can do for companys and businesses to makebjobs
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I'm coming to the conclusion that we're toast. People here are blaming the victims when tens of millions of the decent paying jobs have been outsourced. There is hardly any economic engine for job creation.

How depressing. How blind and stupid.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48389337


Agreed.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 51978555


It is scary how many people could care less about their fellow man...we are fucked.
 Quoting: Krystal


It's scary how many people can not take care of themselves.

All these people looking towards the government to take care of them...

Get these liberal pieces of shit out of here!

The government was not founded to feed you
The government was not founded to create jobs
The government was not founded to find you a job
The government was not founded to take from all to give to the few.

THE GOVERNMENT WAS FOUNDED TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.

Your rights do not include any of the above... you are responsible for yourself and if you can not take care of yourself, then suffer or get off your ass and start taking responsibility for yourself.

If you need help, find a charity... but don't look towards the government.
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lol - runs to the local grocery and pulls out some government funny money.

HELLO????





GLP