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F.M.L. – House approves jobless benefits extension — Socialism and laziness are rampant

A friend of mine is on a monthly payment plan with the IRS barely squeezing enough out of his budget each month to cover a minimum amount. He has yet to file this year, as he is on payment plans for the previous 2 years and with each payment he sends, he is getting bent over the table and railroaded FED style… Because as he gets charged Interest and Penalty charges so obscene, the government passes a bill to extend benefits to millions that are collecting checks and not paying bills. FML.

Congress has approved legislation to restore unemployment benefits to people who have been out of work for six months or more, ending a seven-week interruption that caused 2 1/2 million people to lose unemployment benefits averaging about $300 a week.

The 272-152 House vote Thursday will send the measure to President Barack Obama, who has promised to quickly sign it. The House vote came less than 24 hours after a mostly party-line Senate vote Wednesday on the measure, which is just one piece of a larger Democratic jobs agenda that has otherwise mostly collapsed after months of battles with Republicans.

In the House vote, 31 Republicans joined the Democratic majority to approve the legislation, while 10 Democrats voted no.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Thursday Obama will sign the measure as soon as he gets it.

Retroactive payments could go out as early as next week in some states, while in others it could take a few weeks for beneficiaries to receive their money under the legislation, which provides much-needed help to 5 million eligible unemployed workers. About half of those eligible have had their benefits cut off since funding expired June 2.

“Americans who are working day and night to get back on their feet and support their families in these tough economic times deserve more than obstruction and partisan game-playing,” Obama said in a statement Wednesday night. <> I HATE THAT THE WORD “WORKING” IS USED IN THIS QUOTE.

The measure is what remains of a Democratic effort launched in February to renew elements of last year’s stimulus bill. But GOP opposition forced Democrats to drop $24 billion in aid to state governments to help them avoid layoffs and higher taxes, as well as a popular package of expired tax cuts and a health insurance subsidy for the unemployed.

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