How Unemployment Insurance Helps Families and the Economy

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.afscmeblog.org/2010/11/18/how-unemployment-insurance-helps-families-and-the-economy/?__utma=1.1847225545.1261531521.1276731138.1289957884.87&__utmb=1.2.10.1290388703&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1275745986.79.4.utmcsr=google|utmccn=%28organic%29|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=AFSCME%20member%20deaths%20on%209-11&__utmv=-&__utmk=122493579

Short video at link.

How Unemployment Insurance Helps Families and the Economy
November 18th, 2010

From the folks at Center for American Progress, an animated explanation of how unemployment insurance benefits help America’s families and our economic recovery.

No wonder Americans strongly support federal unemployment insurance, according to a new poll released by Hart Research Associates this week. Rejecting deficit arguments, nearly three in four Americans say it is too early to cut jobless benefits while so many are out of work.

[Quantess]

1. Thanks for the reminder. Food stamps are also good for the economy.

The money is all spent (not hoarded), and it goes right back into the local economy.

[dkf]

2. Welfare is good for the economy too.

By that token you could say saving money is bad for the economy

[Quantess]

3. Sorry, I don't understand your post.

You aren't disputing it, are you? Economists will tell you that food stamps are good for the local economy.

Edit to add that, no, saving money is not very helpful to the economy.

[Quantess]

4. Crickets at this point. K&R anyway!

[Quantess]

5. Crickets at this point. K&R anyway!