Specifically, we can receive the money if we extend eligibility to people seeking only part-time work and to people who had to leave work due to domestic violence, sexual assault or compelling family circumstances, such as having to care for a sick relative or having to leave work to keep a family together when a spouse has to relocate. In all cases, people would only be eligible for benefits when they are available for work. The change in eligibility for part time workers would particularly help women, who make up the majority of part time workers and who often have to balance work with caring for children or elderly relatives. Taking these steps would help families dealing with hard times and bring money to local economies.

Currently, two bills are floating around the legislature to do just this: HB 4332 and SB 569— but they need your help this week if they are going to get anywhere.

To send an email to your legislators and Governor Manchin in support of these changes,

click here:

http://capwiz.com/preventchildabusewv/issues/alert/?alertid=14688781

Now look at us, 15 years  later.  We lost our jobs. Big wigs moving our jobs overseas to pay other people lower wages to save themselves money. What a shame.  NOW THEY ARE  TALKING  ABOUT C.A.F.T.A.   PEOPLE  HAVE  WE NOT LEARNED!! 

Lets fight to keep American jobs in America. Check out the way T. Boone Pickens wants to do it http://www.pickensplan.com/theplan/   I know i don’t know much about NAFTA and CAFTA but i can see what it did.

S. DAWG

via San Mateo Daily Journal.

The economy was built on the backs of the poor so it only makes sense that the poor would be the ones to save it.  When will our country learn that investing in the needs of the people has a much higher pay back then investing in the airplanes and bonuses of CEOs.  Exactly how much money does one person need?  I have never received a “bonus” and I have helped hundreds learn how to survive poverty.  They get multi-million dollar bonuses because they made an already wealthy company more money.  What is wrong with this picture?  Childcare workers who care for the children of these CEOs do not make enough money to care for their own families and must rely on food stamps for food.  The servers at their fancy parties are living in the shelter and the janitor who cleans up their messes can’t even afford to put shoes on his children’s feet.  They jet around to lavish “retreats” at spa resorts and ride around in limos while the people who do all their dirty work take 3 buses just to get to work and worry if they can pay for their child’s lunch. 

Its time to wake up America and smell the coffee at the soup kitchen.  Until our country gets its priorities straight and realizes that everyone should be able to eat and anyone who works full-time should make enough money to provide for themselves and their families things are only going to get worse.  What good will your money do you when we finally decide to stop cleaning up your messes and watching your children?  What good will your money do you when poor people decide to rise up and say enough is enough?

via Food Stamps, CalWORKS Boost Economy, report claims -Roseville California News including Rocklin and Placer County.

Well what do you know, another report that confirms what we have been saying all along.  Poor people spend money and our money generates economic activity.  We never have much money and what little money we do have we turn right around and “invest” it in the economy by buying food, diapers, shoes, and paying bills and rent.  If you really want to stimulate the economy, send all us poor people the money.  We are not like the wealthy and hang on to our money.  We spend it.  We don’t have the luxury of having savings accounts and gold lying around waiting to accumulate profits.  Every penny we have goes right back into the economy and mainly the local economy – the local grocery store or the local department store. Usually the ones within walking distance or on the bus route.  Our money helps to support all the stores and all their employees in the local community.  Every dime we make goes right back out just so we can survive.  So it only makes sense that if you want money flowing into the economy give to us and watch it flow.