Cruelty, Corporations, Congress, and Christmas: Unhappy Holidays for the Poor & Unemployed

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/12/24-0



Cruelty, Corporations, Congress, and Christmas: Unhappy Holidays for the Poor & Unemployed
-Jon Queally, staff writer
Published on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 by Common Dreams

It's the holiday season in the United States and members of Congress and corporate executives are home with their families.

Meanwhile, in a year that Congress decided to slash funds for the federal food stamp program while also refusing to extend unemployment benefits to millions of people still suffering from a financial crisis created by large banks and a corrupted government, working people and the nation's most vulnerable have been left to fend for themselves.

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Mother Jones reporting also looks at the discrepancy between those at the top of the economy and those at the bottom: "Real corporate profits after taxes have grown 30 percent since 2007, while the number of jobs is still below its pre-recession level."

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Merry Christmas, Congress. Happy New Year, Corporate America.



unhappycamper comment:



The problem: 57% of discretionary funding goes to the military,
My solution: Cut military spending by one third AND take care of veterans before you ever buy another toy.