Pathetic Republicans

The Republicans are just playing a game of brinkmanship for no particular purpose except for politics.  Is there any other reason that they would refuse to extend the payroll tax reduction for two months, let alone a year?  And why are they not agreeable to extend unemployment benefits when we still have about 9% of the workforce without work?

I am really surprised that they will not approve the extension of the payroll tax exemption as it does apply to the top 1%.  Don’t they think that this continued reduction would help that elite group continue to provide all of the job creation that they have been providing over these last months?  Hasn’t the unemployment rate just tumbled from being at 10%?  If it continues for just a few more months perhaps we would have a jobs surplus!

Or perhaps the Republicans are not for the reduction because it does apply to everyone.  If it just is extended for the top 1%, then they will gleefully pass it?

Unemployment insurance benefits.  The extension is necessary because we have so many folks out of work and there is no easy solution to putting them back to work.  The problem is not that this considerable part of the work force is lazy or is not looking for work.  It is because, in large part, because manufacturing jobs have left this country.  It is also because a different type of education and training is needed for the jobs that are here. 

We need a national effort to meet the educational needs of all Americans in light of what the job market is and will be.  We need to be able to compete in the world market and not try to put up trade barriers all over.  We need national leadership in this area rather than a party than only seems to say that the answer to all of our problems is to cut spending.  Ridiculous!!!

More food for thought.  Please think and do something to help.  Call, email, and write your elected officials. Tell them you want plans and efforts that will start addressing our problems, not actions that just benefit their re-election funds and the pockets of the top 1%.

Take care.