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H.R. 679, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (3 comments ↓)

Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009.

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ROBERT KIRKPATRICK

January 29, 2009, 11:19am (report abuse)

IF THE MARRIAGE PENALTY WOULD BE ELIMINATED, OLDER CITIZENS WOULD HAVE MORE SPENDABLE INCOME. THIS WOULD HELP PAY FOR NEEDED HEALTH CARE, FOOD, AND MANY EVERDAY LIVING EXPENSES.
I FEEL JOINT "EARNED" INCOME ONLY SHOULD BE TAXABLE AND ELIMINATE AT LEAST SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME.

Jim

February 6, 2009, 1:32pm (report abuse)

I just called Charles Rangel, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means. I was able to speak to one of his staff and asked what the committee was doing for the long-term unemployed. I told him I have read H.R. 1 and all it does is move EUC tier 2 benefits from 3/09 to 12/09 and increases the benefit amount by $25 per week. It does nothing for over 3 million American who have lost their jobs and been unable to find work. If anyone wants to get mad please call or email this committee. I have posted the correct link or contact information. Although this employed person was sympathetic, currently those of us who have been hurt by this economy the longest are currently expendable surplus as part of this Stimulus Bill.

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/contact.asp

Committee on Ways & Means
U.S. House of Representatives
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Washington D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-3625
Fax: (202) 225-2610

dmw

(logged in user) March 2, 2009, 7:22pm (report abuse)

there are existing programs to help,and some State laws that must be changed. From OpenCongress H.R> 6867 http://www.workforceatm.org/articles/template.cfm?results_art_filename=UIPL... />
http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/UIPL/UIPL12-09.pdf

http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2712

http://www.nelp.org/page/-/UI/eb.report.feb.09.pdf?nocdn=1

Section 2005 provides for a state to, at its option, permit certain individuals to qualify for EB in cases where there is no overlap between the individual’s benefit year and the EB period. Specifically, the state may permit individuals to qualify for EB when the individuals haveexhausted Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) during an EB period that began on or before the date the individual exhausted."

Another good reason to try to get your state to adopt the TUR trigger is you could get 20 weeks instead of 13.

http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/trigger/2009/trig_030109.html

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