The unemployment rate has shot up to the highest level in 14 years.
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Among other proposals to fix this shithole of an economy, Obama today talked about extending unemployment benefits, which should have no trouble passing both houses of Congress now, let alone have to worry about a presidential veto.
We will have to see if he really acts like a Democrat or is going to act like a neoliberal.
This is the transcript of the press conference.
Here is the video:
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