Loss of Jobless Benefits Could Be Serious Blow to U.S. Economy
(LA Times) — With 2 million jobless workers set to lose unemployment benefits this month, the kind of extension that Congress routinely approved in the past has fallen victim to partisan deadlock — and the consequences could be serious for the U.S. economy. The benefit payments have helped millions of families make ends meet. But they have also pumped billions of dollars into the financial bloodstream of the nation’s economy as it has struggled to regain its footing after the worst recession in more than half a century.
