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if it was not for the unemployment benefits. I've been where our unemployed are now. A child, a house payment, utility bills to pay,and food to put on the table were all possible with the help of my unemployment check and some real belt tightening. I remember sleepless nights trying to figure out how to pay an unexpected car repair. I sold my microwave oven one December to be able to buy some toys for my son for Christmas. I've been where they are.
If I thought that it would not slow down the recovery from the recession, I would say let the tax cuts end. Put that money on the deficit. I'm not an economist and I'm not sure if it would help or hurt. But I do know that they have to find a way to extend the unemployment benefits. We can't have families put out on the street.
I'm wondering if this bill does not pass, could the unemployment benefits pass on a separate vote? And if there were a separate vote, would the repubs throw the unemployed under the bus to prove a point that there will be hell to pay if the rich don't get their tax cuts.
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