SocraticGadfly: Obama wants to expand unemployment bennies

January 04, 2009

Obama wants to expand unemployment bennies

And, it sounds like a generally good idea. Unemployment bennies for part-time employees sounds particularly good. Government support for employers to offer COBRA benefits is also good. Even better is letting people laid off from companies that did not offer health insurance to immediately apply for Medicaid.

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I will add the suggestion of a COLA for the minimum wage as another boost.

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