Senate Democrats: Extend Jobless Aid

With business establishments and institutions going bankrupt, more and more American citizens lose their jobs and are pushed to the brink of poverty. The American taxpayers are not anymore satisfied with the way they are living today. The middle class sector is desperate to find a job and is slowly losing their homes. Everyone is hoping that the government will realize the huge mess that the nation has incurred and will present the necessary solutions and strategies to bring back the old productive nation they once have.

As a sign of relief, the US government will be passing a bill that will extend jobless aid given to unemployed citizens. It will give an average of $309 per week to unemployed persons. The house is expected to pass the bill to president Obama for his signature by the least on Wednesday. The bill is projected to benefit a little over 2.5 million Americans and give them a temporary yet useful source of income.

The extension of jobless benefits is seen as a wise especially during this bad times where people are really struggling to find a good source of living. But we should also be made aware that the republicans and democrats have always opposed each other. Republicans argue that these benefits should be done by doing spending cuts from the budget that the government has. The government currently has an estimated budget of $3.7 trillion.

Republicans argue that further increasing the budget deficit will only endanger the nation of huge and unmanageable debts. What they should do is extend employment benefits without accumulating a further increase in budget deficit or without altering the national debt. They propose spending cuts which would generate money without having the need to borrow.

The future of America relies on every decision that the US government takes. We don’t want to see our future sons and daughters suffering from the debt and poverty, do we? Let us urge to government to take the right decisions and implement only projects and bills that are economically feasible and useful to every citizens of this nation. The extension of the unemployment benefits will surely help a lot of people recover from the ill effects of unemployment. But Congress and the White House should implement this bill without adding up to the national debt. I would have to agree with the republicans suggesting spending cuts instead of increasing the national debt. We should not only think of the present situation but also consider the future as well.