I heard that there is a proposal in Congress to extend unemployment benefits to those of us poor shmucks who just fell of the rolls. I think the number was 390,000 people who don't get counted as "unemployed." Ironically, this makes the job statistics look better. I can hear Bush saying to his staff "Hey, unemployment is down! Let's invade France."
After two days of dramatic stock market losses, I see a huge setback. The Terrorists can blow up trains in Spain and cause the drop in confidence here. That translates to slower job growth.
It's making me nervous. I'd feel a lot better is that old unemployment check was still coming in. Zero per week is a lot less than $500. Write your congressman and support the extension. Don't let them force me to give up my bad habits (or switch to cheaper brands.) Thank you.
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