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Post by Guest Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:43 am

Utah refuses to extend unemployment benefits


"Utah leaders have refused to extend unemployment benefits for more than
20,000 people whose current assistance payments are about to end."

"The offer from the federal government to provide nearly $100 million for
an additional 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits expired April
2. Qualifying required the approval of state lawmakers, something the
Republican-dominated Legislature never supported."

"It's tax money, and people need to be weaned off of the government
paying for everything," Senate President Michael Waddoups,
R-Taylorsville, said. Refusing to continue to extend unemployment
benefits "is a motivation for people to get back to work."

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700125938/Utah-refuses-to-extend-unemployment-benefits.html

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Post by Guest Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:25 am

Wrong on so many levels

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Post by aloneinpa Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:36 am

"Ending the benefits may impede a person's ability to find a job because they will lose an important "bridge," said Senate Minority Leader Ross Romero, D-Salt Lake City.
Plus, the federal money required very little state spending and should have been considered a good investment, Romero said.
"Instead of cutting the budget without regards to federal match money, it would be more strategic to leverage those federal dollars," he said.
Utah provides 26 weeks of state unemployment benefits, and there is another 47 weeks of federal unemployment available for people after state benefits end.
As part of the federal stimulus package passed in 2009, states with unemployment rates of 6.5 percent or higher could qualify for 13 weeks of additional benefits, and states with 8 percent or higher could get an additional 20 weeks.
In Utah, the current unemployment rate is 7.5 percent".

These idiot politicians (R's) need to be called on the carpet for their behavior.
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Post by KeeptheFaith Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:47 am

This is so wrong....What do they expect people to do.....
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Post by Guest Sun Apr 10, 2011 4:38 pm

Need2Bworking wrote:Utah refuses to extend unemployment benefits


"Utah leaders have refused to extend unemployment benefits for more than
20,000 people whose current assistance payments are about to end."

"The offer from the federal government to provide nearly $100 million for
an additional 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits expired April
2. Qualifying required the approval of state lawmakers, something the
Republican-dominated Legislature never supported."

"It's tax money, and people need to be weaned off of the government
paying for everything," Senate President Michael Waddoups,
R-Taylorsville, said. Refusing to continue to extend unemployment
benefits "is a motivation for people to get back to work."

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700125938/Utah-refuses-to-extend-unemployment-benefits.html

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Post by Sunrise Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:28 pm

KeeptheFaith wrote:This is so wrong....What do they expect people to do.....

Exactly!

They are forgetting a couple of key facts:

* There are 5 applicants to every 1 job (we all know that that ratio is much higher)
* For every $1 of employment benefits $1.60 goes back into the economy
* There are no jobs
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Post by Sunrise Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:31 pm

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Need2Bworking wrote:Utah refuses to extend unemployment benefits


"Utah leaders have refused to extend unemployment benefits for more than
20,000 people whose current assistance payments are about to end."

"The offer from the federal government to provide nearly $100 million for
an additional 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits expired April
2. Qualifying required the approval of state lawmakers, something the
Republican-dominated Legislature never supported."

"It's tax money, and people need to be weaned off of the government
paying for everything," Senate President Michael Waddoups,
R-Taylorsville, said. Refusing to continue to extend unemployment
benefits "is a motivation for people to get back to work."

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700125938/Utah-refuses-to-extend-unemployment-benefits.html

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Post by tofer Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:01 pm

we in nc may soon be in the same boat as you...waiting for a vote on the extended benefits program...
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Post by Guest Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:09 pm

Need2Bworking wrote:Utah refuses to extend unemployment benefits


"Utah leaders have refused to extend unemployment benefits for more than
20,000 people whose current assistance payments are about to end."

"The offer from the federal government to provide nearly $100 million for
an additional 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits expired April
2. Qualifying required the approval of state lawmakers, something the
Republican-dominated Legislature never supported."

"It's tax money, and people need to be weaned off of the government
paying for everything," Senate President Michael Waddoups,
R-Taylorsville, said. Refusing to continue to extend unemployment
benefits "is a motivation for people to get back to work."

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700125938/Utah-refuses-to-extend-unemployment-benefits.html

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Post by Guest Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:27 pm

Need2Bworking wrote:
Need2Bworking wrote:Utah refuses to extend unemployment benefits


"Utah leaders have refused to extend unemployment benefits for more than
20,000 people whose current assistance payments are about to end."

"The offer from the federal government to provide nearly $100 million for
an additional 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits expired April
2. Qualifying required the approval of state lawmakers, something the
Republican-dominated Legislature never supported."

"It's tax money, and people need to be weaned off of the government
paying for everything," Senate President Michael Waddoups,
R-Taylorsville, said. Refusing to continue to extend unemployment
benefits "is a motivation for people to get back to work."

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700125938/Utah-refuses-to-extend-unemployment-benefits.html

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Post by pugsrit Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:57 am

That attitude got a few senators in MO namely Lembke in a bit of hot water with the constituency. I am not sure where Utah's politics lie something tells me it is a red state. I think these attitudes towards the unemployed are dangerous. Remember folks the majority of Americans are not in bed with the Tea Party.
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