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tom nardone here on the news union oh this only four days after the march for
sequestration deadline and people around our nation are already starting to feel
the pinch of austerity
customs and border protection reduced overtime proteus agents over the weekend
and delays at some airports were up two hundred percent
according to the statement released by that agency
boat lanes that would have previously been open due to overtime stepping were
closed
further exacerbated wait times at airports
ditional workforce reductions are expected in the coming weeks so airport
officials say the problem will get worse
aunty s agents are the only ones feeling the pain
during department labor issue a press release monday
inform people receiving extended unemployment benefits
that they will soon see a ten point seven percent reduction in their weekly
checks
in georgia the maximum amount someone can receive under ec benefits it's only
three hundred thirty dollars
and the averages just two hundred sixty dollars
ten percent cut in those benefits won't just hurt struggling families will have
larger impact on the local economy as people will have less money to spend
even republicans most cherished industry defense people are feeling the pain of
austerity yesterday general dynamics accompany constructionist navy ships
warned employees that over a thousand people will be laid off indefinitely and
it broke because of the sequestered
less than a week republican austerity measures are already wreaking havoc
working people throughout our nation
isn't difficult to see how cuts like these will have a broad impact on our
economy
we need to be investing in our nation not cutting off people's economic
lifelines
that's why we need to support the congressional progressive caucus is
balancing act which invests in america's future instead of
do meanest luster
in scrutiny is republican lawmakers in texas and don't care low-income
residents have health care
at least that's the logical conclusion to take after that states
house republicans voted to oppose medicaid expansion in their state
first legislators say they need more
flexibility in how to administer healthcare answer they're working on
plans to make coverage billable to uninsured experts
and just so happens all the plans are considering that line the pockets of
their for-profit insurance company buddies
prettiest in chronicle
lawmakers in texas may use medicaid funds to buy private average for poor
people in their state
or simply hand over the entire program to the for-profit industry
a governor rick scott of florida try to do
would be great to see everyone in texas and throughout our nation
excess to affordable health care
we should let republicans privatized order to make it happen
investor the rest the news
the dow-jones average beat its all time high this morning talking its previous
record from before the two thousand eight meltdown
set back in two thousand seven the previous record was fourteen thousand
one sixty four but today the dow rose to over fourteen thousand two twenty
through the wall street has fully recovered from the economic crash
but the rest of us continue to struggle
is all of the income gains from the economic rebound went straight
to the top one percent
in fact as the think progress blog points out the wealthiest in our nation
have captured one hundred twenty one percent of the economic rebound
which means that everyone
popped the top one percent
actually lost economic ground
since two thousand eight
future seems like bailing out wall street
backfired on the american people this is exactly what we need reforms like a
financial transaction text
i would help our economy
it would finally make bank stirs pay for gambling
with our time
late last year michigan voters overwhelmingly rejected rick snyder's
emergency manager law but only six weeks later republican state lawmakers
defied the will of michigan torsten reenacted the exact same law
michigan's house republicans attached appropriations money to the second
version of a lot
which prevents repealed by the voters
and now governor snyder is set to take control that state's largest city
trite
bernie governor snyder resume manager will take control of march eleventh and
may be in control for eighteen months despite an election coming up in only
eight months
you'll never guess who c_b_s_ to try to suggest into the emergency manager
position
mister remit
black bra may go bankrupt
budget recovered brown
yep you heard that right the local c_b_s_ affiliates as ronnie isn't afraid
to take
tough decisions and he has a career immersed in turn around
someway somebody who might want to inform c_b_s_ to try to romney
specialized in culture capitalism
by breaking up companies and selling them off for parts
truck and complete the best gotta run detroit
it's obvious the governor snyder and republican lawmakers in that state don't
give a damn about what voters seo
people it it rich declared they won't stand by and watch background sell off
their city for scraps
and finally if you've ever felt like he needed time away from your spouse you're
not the only one
one new york city mandate unique idea how to get some time alone
indiandelight bt reports that
rom l wallace faked his own kidnapping
ordered to explain it belonged absence to his girlfriend
after february nineteenth report that he had than abducted by two men in a blue
mini van
least sources of the men stuff on tight
is not covered with duct
once a custody course admitted that he had faked the kidnapping
to avoid his girlfriend's anger over his unexplained absence
is since been charged the filing a false police report
one law-enforcement source told the post
prophetic attempt to pull the wool over arrives
it's like mister walls were at this point next disappearance
and still be getting that much of your much-needed alone time
in jail
that's the way it is today tuesday
march fifth
twenty thirty
until marvin