New York's jobless 99ers channel anger in Wall Street protest, demand unemployment extension

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Thu Aug-12-10 03:37 PM
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New York's jobless 99ers channel anger in Wall Street protest, demand unemployment extension

Source: NY Daily News

The 99ers took a stand on Wall Street Thursday.

A throng of desperate job-hunters -- who've been out of work so long their unemployment benefits ran out -- staged a protest rally on the steps of Federal Hall.

"Are you going to tell us, President Obama and Congress, that our lives are not worth saving?" asked 99er Connie Kaplan.

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The grassroots political group, which sprang up after jobless Americans started commiserating online, is demanding that unemployment benefits be extended to include them. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) co-sponsored a recently introduced bill that would create extensions in states with unemployment rates of 7.5% or higher.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/08/12/2010-08-12_new_yorks_jobless_99ers_channel_anger_in_wall_street_protest_demand_unemployment.html

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Thu Aug-12-10 03:38 PM
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1. recommend

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Andy823

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Thu Aug-12-10 04:01 PM
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2. Something needs to be done

I heard someone on TV say something about an executive order by the president to fix this, can he really do that, or is it up to congress to pass some kind of a bill to help these people? If it's up to congress they are in trouble because republicans are going to fight it, and even some democrats might side with the republicans, like Nelson! Now I really don't know if some kind of an executive order would solve the problem does anyone here know if he can do this?

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Thu Aug-12-10 05:14 PM
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3. Well, if the GOP wins control

you know that will never happen

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