Sometimes it's funny that there is no connection between pelosi's mouth and brain, but most of the time it's just sad. It's sad because she is the number 3 person in charge of our Country. If anything were to happen to obama and that dumbass biden, we would be stuck with her. Can you imagine the chaos this woman could cause as president? While it's hard to imagine anyone being worse than obama, I think she would even make him look less dumb.
This story shows just how far out of touch pelosi is with average Americans. Of course, when you are a millionaire elitist it's hard to imagine that an unemployment check of half your previous salary is not good enough. Sure, anything is better than nothing, but people want jobs, not welfare or handouts. Especially not a handout that won't keep your head above water.
Many people who are now out of work were living paycheck to paycheck before they lost their jobs.
If the federal government really wants to help, they need to stop killing the economy. Jobs are created in a vibrant economy. When companies make money they hire new people. It's not a difficult formula.
From FoxNews
Unemployment benefits are creating jobs faster than practically any other program, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday.
Talking to reporters, the House speaker was defending a jobless benefits extension against those who say it gives recipients little incentive to work. By her reasoning, those checks are helping give somebody a job.
"It injects demand into the economy," Pelosi said, arguing that when families have money to spend it keeps the economy churning. "It creates jobs faster than almost any other initiative you can name."
Pelosi said the aid has the "double benefit" of helping those who lost their jobs and acting as a "job creator" on the side.
"It's impossible to think of a situation where we would have a country that would say we're not going to have unemployment benefits," Pelosi said.
Democrats have been trying for more than a month to pass a bill extending jobless benefits to more than 1 million people. Currently, jobless benefits last nearly two years -- up to 26 weeks paid by state treasuries with federal help for up to an additional 73 weeks.
Of course, those workers could be sending a lot more money into the economy if they had jobs since unemployment benefits generally do not cover the entire cost of lost wages.
The counterintuitive statement drew jeers from Republicans, who claim Democrats can't figure out any way to tackle the economic slump that doesn't involve spending massive amounts of taxpayer money.
"No plan to create jobs -- just more stimulus spending," House Republican Leader John Boehner said at a dueling press conference.
Despite the wave of unemployment aid and stimulus spending dating back to the end of the Bush administration, the jobless rate is still hovering close to 10 percent. New figures out Thursday showed new jobless benefits claims rising for the second time in three weeks.
Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., on Thursday called the newest extension plan "fiscal insanity" because it is not paid for and will only create future problems.
"I support, and Republicans have supported, extending unemployment benefits, but we must not do so at a cost to the deficit, to the economy and to future generations. Our inability to get our fiscal house in order isn't just damaging future generations; it is wreaking havoc on jobs today," he said in a statement.
Pelosi criticized Republicans Thursday, saying she's still optimistic the bill will pass though it failed again in the Senate Wednesday night.
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