Many states are rejecting federal monies designated for unemployment benefits. So why would any state refuse? It is the same old game, only at a different level. The socialists in the federal government want to give the money under the condition that the states change their individual laws to force the corporations to pay more into unemployment insurance. The neo-cons want to divert these revenues and turn them into tax cuts for the corporations. And the 99ers and all other unemployed are left sitting on the sidelines with no say in the matter.
There is a mad grab going on to obtain the last of the US’s real assets before the great bankruptcy occurs and those who are unemployed and those who are going to become unemployed are a liability to the assertion that the middle class should simply acquiesce itself into a state of servitude. In short these states who are under the control of the neo-cons are saying, “We will take federal monies in the form of tax cuts for the filthy rich, but will reject them if they are to help the unemployed.”
Anyone who does not realize that corporate downsizing has not only not slowed but is accelerating is not looking past their television set. Every day there are new attacks on the unions who set the wage standard. And at the same time, tens of thousands more are joining the ranks of the unemployed and intensifying the competition for the precious few jobs left. This is a cold, calculated, and diabolical strategy being implemented by the corporate elite and our government that represents them.
A new bill aims to make it more difficult for workers to take out 401k loans, but easier to pay them back. Sens. Herb Kohl (D) WI and Mike Enzi (R)WY introduced a bill on May 18 with provisions intended to prevent the leakage of savings from 401ks before retirement. This news came out at the same time as word of a predicted 15% drop in the stock market. This is government and corporation now presuming the authority to take control of private bank accounts holding United States citizen’s private monies.
When the stock market crashed back in 2008 many a worker, not only lost their job but saw their 401ks wiped out. But some were smart enough to see the crash for what it was and pull their money from their 401ks, ending up with more after taxes and penalties than the person who did not. This time around it would seem the government and the corporations are going to try to take that option away.
Those of you in the middle class who are still working had better make some decisions and fast. They are coming after your jobs and your retirement as sure as they took the 99ers two years ago. And don’t forget it was just a mere week ago that the de facto dictator, Timothy Geithner, announced that he was going to start confiscating government workers’ pensions.
People, they are still coming at us full blast and are not going to stop until we stop them. How much deprivation we all have to suffer before we say, “Enough!” is yet to be seen. The bright side is our people across the spectrum are awake, united, and foiling every attempt to divide.
I know we are going to win this fight, but be advised, our enemies do also. These people are not our fellow citizens. They consider the world their country. If they cannot rule us as slaves you can bet they are going to grab every bit of our wealth they can before they flee to their chateaus in Switzerland.
American people of the American race, every day we wait equates to less we are going to have to rebuild and more we are going to have to retrieve from around the world at an increasing level of danger.
God bless this Republic, death to the international corporate mafia, we shall prevail.
OBAMA IS IN IRELAND TO FIND HIS ROOTS. BWA HA HA HA. HAS HE LOOKED IN THE MIRROR????????? DONOVAN MCNABB IS MORE IRISH THAN OBAMA!!
I’ve met a number of people that are still working that have a smugness and an air of superiority about them that seems to say ” It can’t happen to me.” Yeah, well when it does, don’t come whining to me. I’ll just ask you ” Where was your support for your fellow unemployed citizens for the last 2 years, while this Govt. has been shitting on us then ignoring us ? Shut up and get at the end of the line. “
OBAMA WANTED TO SPEND THIS WHOLE WEEK IN EUROPE HE WANTED TO WASTE ANOTHER 7 DAYS DODGING THE REALITY OF THE 99ERS. BUT THE GODDAMN VOLCANO ERUPTED AND SPEWED ASH IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND HE IS HEADED BACK TO THE STATES. BUT THE BIG EARED BAFOON WILL TRY TO WASTE THE WEEK BY GOING TO THE TORNADFO AREA AND GIVE BULLSHIT SPEECHES TRYING TO ” DIVERT ATTN ” FROM THE 99ERS. HEY BARRY MCNOTHING
THERE IS NO WHERE TO F – – K I N G HIDE BITCH. DEAL WITH OUR 99ERS ISSUE
I am not Jewish, but have always been interested in their plight. What is that saying “Armchair Quarterbacking”? Well, that was me wondering why they didn’t band together and fight the Nazis before it was too late. Now, I’ve had an aha moment. Who in the world would have though something so awful could be about to happen to a specific group of human bengs. Flash forward and again today, a specific group of human beings are targeted. I’m not saying the evil that happened to them compares to us, but it is that unwillingness to believe our country is as corrupt and greedy and inhumane as it is that I fear. I’m depressed, but I am going to have to rally and do something that requires getting off my duff. I am grateful to have a part-time temporary job right now. I am grateful and I went from FT $30 an hour to PT $10 an hour?? Is that what is happening – being grateful for any little scraps thrown my way. This is unacceptable. I get home and don’t want to go anywhere. Pray for me to get moving. Even though it sounds like I am talking to myself. I know I am not the only one who is seriously depressed. Maybe a support group would help, we could bitch and then commit to doing something tangible. Waiting for election day is waiting too long. I’ve asked repeatedly for someone to contact me to start SOMETHING, but nothing, nada – “I got nothin!” That means there are a whole lot of depressed people out there and some like the Jews who just don’t believe this is really happening – no not in out country. Bullshit!!! scuse me.
Laura,
This is the support group. No candy asses allowed. LOL. Personally, I’m past the depression and think I am in more of a state of anger, being driven by righteous indignation.
As for the comparison with the Jews, they have built camps for us with railroads tracks leading right up to the front door. The only difference is about 500 million privately owned firearms, which are going to turn the tables on our enemies and at this point they know it.
I think everyone can feel it, this thing is coming to a head and our enemies can no more afford to allow Ron Paul to be elected president than we can afford to wait for that eventuality. I think they are going to try something truly outrageous, like another false flag event. But I do not believe the people are going to fall for it. Everyone knows every word coming out of their mouths is a lie and it is coming to the point of fight or get in the cattle car. I don’t know about you but I won’t be getting in the cattle car.
The more we unite on a nationwide basis, the more we will begin to find one another locally. This is a fight so we have to keep swinging.
Henry, you’ve got that right. No cattle cars for this boy. Over my dead, armed body.
Gosh, I hate it when I make typos, I want those b#@&#%ds to know we are not idiots, but successful, intelligent members of society who want to make a contribution and want to be financially able to make that contribution.
Anyway, I moved from Washington State to Palm Desert. I guess if I want someone in my area to contact me, they have to know what area I’m in. 🙁
Great article Henry. I didn’t know about the 401K situation. Amazing, yet another way to hold American’s money hostage.
You know I was just thinking, is there a way we can have a place on this site to list ourselves by state or county so we can also band together that way? I think that would be super powerful, it would encourage what we’ve all been talking about. Laura I am not that close to you, but not the other end of the world either. I am in the L.A. area.
Kat,
We have such a place on this site. It is our Organized Resistance Page, your names are added to the States Represented to Date page under your state and with your area listed if wanted. I added your area and Laura’s name and area to the list.
God is going to get you for not taking care of the 99ers. These are the judgment days.
God is going to get you for destroying the 99er’s. These are the judgment days.