Senators release bipartisan jobs bill

[cal04]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100211/ap_on_bi_ge/us_congress_jobs

Senators have released a bipartisan jobs bill that includes a tax break for companies that hire unemployed workers, money for highway construction, relief for private pensions and a short-term extension of the Patriot Act used to combat terrorism.

The bill would also extend unemployment payments for those whose benefits have run out as well as subsidies to help the jobless continue paying premiums for health insurance.

Democrat Max Baucus of Montana and Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the bill Thursday morning. They said it should be acted on "expeditiously," but should not be rushed. Baucus is chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and Grassley is the top Republican on the Committee.


http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/baucus-grassley-propose-new-jobs-bill/

[TwilightGardener]

1. Baucus and Grassley--two guys I wouldn't turn to for a good bill.

[madokie]

2. I trust those two about as far as I can throw their elephant

Damned if we don't need some new blood in our congress

[bigtree]

3. a renewal of the Patriot Act provisions is going to be crammed in there

ugh!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7686139

[Better Believe It]

4. It's a bogus jobs bill. It won't create very many jobs, if any, at all.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7692023

[T Wolf]

5. Quick - all employers fire your current workers, then hire them back at lower wages with no benefits

and get that govt. subsidy.

Even when they "try" to do something positive, they fuck it up.