isn't it rather obvious all the government seems able to do is extend for short periods of time.

Must be they can justify the cost of two or three month chunks.
Or maybe they know they will have to at some point STOP extending unemployment. So in the mean time extending for only a couple of more months is more acceptable. I think we are approaching people out of work for up to three years being paid. There never was any incentive to go find a job while collecting unemployment...there still is not.

Does anybody think there will be any different outcome as the two month deadline approaches? Of course not.

Why is there no attention given to the fact the lawmakers will be away from Washington for over a month?

It is high time to stop the micro solutions and do something. If we the people wind up being taxed for a couple of months in the process so be it. The country needs the money, right.

The blame gaming going on again is nothing more than campaigning...NOTHING MORE.

Why aren't more people upset with the hollow actions of a two months extension....because the media is coaching them other wise.

I say draw a lone in the cement and let the chips fall where they may.

btk

Drink the Kool-Aid, there's plenty more where that came from.

The numbers will rise, the jobless rate will go down; brought to you by the lamestream media.

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

...and just why are the Republicans so eager for the Keystone pipeline? Is it because it will create thousands of new jobs? No, it will not create many jobs in the US. Is it to reduce dependence on foreign oil? Isn't Canada a foreign country? Is it because the Koch Brothers are the main beneficiaries of the pipeline? Yes, that is it - You get an "A" for that answer.

http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20...eline-approved

And the koch brothers have spent good money, tens of millions, to control the minds, and votes, of millions of people who stand not only not to gain, but to lose, by adoption of the koch's pet projects and programs (and especially low tax rates). They almost got their man herman to the alter, before his personal missteps - er sorry, the lamestream media, got in the way.

In light of the results of this experiment, I say we give us all the Christmas gift that we all deserve...we vote them all out!


The Monkey Banana and Water Spray Experiment

The experiment is real

The experiment involved 5 monkeys (10 altogether, including replacements), a cage, a banana, a ladder and, an ice cold water hose.

The Experiment- Part 1
5 monkeys are locked in a cage, a banana was hung from the ceiling and a ladder was placed right underneath it.
As predicted, immediately, one of the monkeys would race towards the ladder, to grab the banana. However, as soon as he would start to climb, the researcher would spray the monkey with ice-cold water.
but here's the kicker- In addition, he would also spray the other four monkeys…

When a second monkey tried to climb the ladder, the researcher would, again, spray the monkey with ice-cold water, As well as the other four watching monkeys;
This was repeated again and again until they learned their lesson:\
Climbing equals scary cold water for EVERYONE so No One Climbs the ladder.

The Experiment- Part 2
Once the 5 monkeys knew the drill, the researcher replaced one of the monkeys with a new inexperienced one. As predicted, the new monkey spots the banana, and goes for the ladder. BUT, the other four monkeys, knowing the drill, jumped on the new monkey and beat him up. The beat up new guy thus Learns- NO going for the ladder and No Banana Period- without even knowing why! and also without ever being sprayed with water!

These actions get repeated with 3 more times, with a new monkey each time and ASTONISHINGLY each new monkey- who had never received the cold-water Spray himself (and didn't even know anything about it), would Join the beating up of the New guy.
This is a classic example of Mob Mentality- bystanders and outsiders uninvolved with the fight- join in...Just Because.

When the researcher replaced a third monkey, the same thing happened; likewise for the fourth until, eventually, all the monkeys had been replaced and none of the original ones are left in the cage (that had been sprayed by water).

The Experiment- Part 3
Again, a new monkey was introduced into the cage. It ran toward the ladder only to get beaten up by the others. The monkey turns with a curious face asking "why do you beat me up when I try to get the banana?"
The other four monkeys stopped and looked at each other puzzled (None of them had been sprayed and so they really had no clue why the new guy can't get the banana) but it didnt matter, it was too late, the rules had been set. And So, although they didn't know WHY, they beat up the monkey just because " that's the way we do things around here".

http://bbs.311.com/forum/showthread....Ice-cold-water

Good one!

I thought the Tea Party was about cutting taxes. It seems that they might be responsible for my taxes going up not down. If they are true to their basic tenet why are they holding this thing up. And why have they added all this other crap to a simple bill to extend the payroll tax cut. Sounds like politics as usual .

Are you lost?

I'll chime in on VK's questions:

One year extension of the payroll tax reduction…yea or nay? Yea. I'd add that the FICA tax ceiling be removed.

Build the pipeline?…yea or nay? Yea. Even in the WORST case scenario, sending our money to Canada is better than sending it to the catboxes.

Increase income taxes on those with $1 mil or more in annual income?…yea or nay? Yea. Restore the rate to where it was when we were booming. It's a whole 3% increase if memory serves.

why do some argue the point that rejecting a two month bill a "solution". All that is happening is the push pull of partisan leadership and please don't make it sound like the dems are the good guys and the repubs are the bad guys.

A non solution is being challenged. Two months reprieve is nothing more than PARTISAN POLITICS, MEDIA CANNON FODDER.

Business as usual!!!!!!

btk

As the Wall Street Journal said today "Republicans just handed reelection to President Obama".

Richie,not lost at all. Just because you have no intelligent response to my facts as presented no need to be mean about it.

for a two month non solution?
That is some writers two minutes of fame opinion of the minute.
Does it matter that the issue is not moving the problem out two months?

If it passed does anybody believe for one minute the same issues...partisan screwing around...will magically go away?

Can people not recognize you are being fed what the partisan maniacs want you to hear?

Really!?!?!?!?!

btk

Even if the extension is only for 2 months, it means about $40 less per paycheck until the 2 months is up. During that 2 month time period, I would hope Congress could get a long-term payroll tax cut voted upon.

It is terrible that the Republicans tie a tax cut and unemployment benefits to a loser idea such as the Keystone pipeline that benefits the Koch brothers.