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House to Extend Unemployment Benefits to Record Total of 92 Weeks - CFA Urges Opposition
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:28 PM
The House will vote today on yet another extension of unemployment benefits. CFA opposes this extension, which would make some individuals in states with high unemployment rates eligible to a record total of 92 weeks. From our vote alert:
This extension of unemployment benefits creates a possible disincentive for individuals to find work, and continues to penalize low-tax productive states and rewards states that have saddled their taxpayers with high taxes and regulations driving up the cost of doing business.
The bill would further extend the 0.2% Federal Unemployment Tax on employers through 2010. As the tax would otherwise expire at the end of this year, this would amount to a tax increase and should be rejected.
CFA may rate a vote against this bill in our annual Congressional ratings.
Reader Comments:
I happen to be out of work and since my state leaders are as bad as my federal leaders Employers are taxed out of business and unemployment is a pittance but it is needed in a city and state like NY since all that are successfull are penalized with heavy taxes!
leonard p. daniels / nyc
Heck why not just cut to the chase and extend it forever! My vote: NO, NO, NO! Get the politicians of their fat butts and solve the problem instead of just throwing money at it!
Michael Putlack / Plymouth, MA
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