{"id":5524,"date":"2010-07-26T03:58:37","date_gmt":"2010-07-26T07:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=5524"},"modified":"2012-12-26T16:27:38","modified_gmt":"2012-12-26T21:27:38","slug":"the-republicans-approach-to-jobless-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/political-ironing\/07\/26\/the-republicans-approach-to-jobless-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"The Republicans Approach To Jobless Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past month, Senate Republicans filibustered against a bill to extend jobless benefits to over 2 million unemployed Americans, saying they were fiscally unwise and irresponsible given the current national deficit. It&#8217;s too bad all of these Republicans voted for Bush&#8217;s tax cuts:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost of Bush&#8217;s tax cuts for the wealthy for fiscal year 2010:<\/strong> $200 billion [source <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2010\/05\/04\/pf\/taxes\/bush_obama_tax_cuts\/index.htm\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.politifact.com\/truth-o-meter\/statements\/2009\/jun\/24\/paul-krugman\/bush-tax-cuts-health-care-probably\/\">2<\/a>] (Note: This only covers one year of the cost of Bush&#8217;s tax cuts, which are estimated to cost the US Treasury over $2.2 trillion if extended to 2020).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost of jobless benefits for fiscal year 2010:<\/strong> $34 Billion [Source <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-503544_162-20011420-503544.html\">1<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>See Also:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/economix.blogs.nytimes.com\/2010\/07\/23\/longer-unemployment-equals-worse-re-employment\/\">Longer Unemployment Equals Worse Re-employment<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/the_daily_dish\/2010\/07\/chart.html\">Chart Of The Day II<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748704719104575389540592147682.html\">Bush-Era Tax Cuts a Likely Campaign Theme<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/on-the-money\/domestic-taxes\/110793-calls-to-extend-bush-tax-cuts-face-difficult-fiscal-reality\">Calls to extend Bush tax cuts face difficult pay-as-you-go reality<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/storyonly\/2010\/7\/19\/885587\/-Bold-action-to-solve-problems\">Bold action to solve problems<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/irregulartimes.com\/index.php\/archives\/2010\/07\/24\/if-senate-republicans-really-care-about-unemployed-why-delay-benefits-for-30-hours-after-passage-is-assured\/\">If Senate Republicans Really Care About Unemployed, Why Delay Benefits for 30 Hours After Passage is Assured?<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/economy-white-house-predicts-record-147.html\">The Economy: &#8220;White House Predicts Record $1.47 Trillion Deficit&#8221;<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/247wallst.com\/2010\/07\/24\/white-house-expects-unemployment-above-9-until-2012\/\">White House Expects Unemployment Above 9% Until 2012<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[tags]jobless benefits, unemployment benefits, republican, extension of jobless benefits, bush tax cuts, cost of jobless benefits, july 2010, republicans, comic, national debt, national deficit, cartoon, facts, figures, statistics[\/tags]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past month, Senate Republicans filibustered against a bill to extend jobless benefits to over 2 million unemployed Americans, saying they were fiscally unwise and irresponsible given the current national deficit. 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