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Originally Posted by Holwager
formerRepublican, you might want to mention to your Representative that we are asking for the 20 weeks that the Federal government has agreed to extend, not a blanket long term unemployment agenda. We were cut off without notice which put us in a difficult situation.
As many of you know, Republicans in Congress are trying to pull back this EB money and allow states to choose whether to give it top the people or use it for other programs that they feel will fix the unemployment problem.
We're talking about a short term fix here so the moral quandry that your Rep. is facing really doesn't come into play with this issue.
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formerrepublican, which in and of itself is something embarrassing to admit, I have been thinking about EB benefits as well.
I think the media's perception of the business of state officials translates to the public in an influential way. I think that the EB troubles in North Carolina have been and will continue to echo around our country as unemployment rises, and nothing is done to rebuild the infrastructure of the U.S.
This is just the beginning. However, I do see a reinstatement of the benefits in North Carolina. Gov Purdue is really gambling with her political career in this "standoff"(she must know this). Even if she gets elected next term, she will be butting heads with the GOP the whole time, and have proven herself an undiplomatic leader. It's a lose-lose for her. If EB is not restored than it turns out to be a lose-lose for everyone. Unemployment isn't a "go-away" problem it is an epidemic that grows worse by the day(actual unemployment numbers are staggering vs. graduation rates, hiring rates, job openings, etc.).
The situation will be rectified if people keep having a voice about it. Political predictions aside, nothing can stop the power of the people.
Especially people who use the power of the media to their advantage. Politicians are media-hogs, and if the media shows them in a poor light they will not get re-elected.
Keep pushing, keep hoping, keep writing,
We
need this short term fix. Many people do to survive.
Grassroots efforts need to be what shapes the change for this generation. Politics have always been greasy, but here and now it has become a different beast. Shame on the governor, Shame on the Republican representatives!
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