This week, Congress has two extensions on the table. While it looks likely that lawmakers will extend the Bush-era tax cuts for both the wealthy and the middle class, it seems unlikely that they will renew the extension on unemployment payments. What will the fallout be?
We talk with The Takeaway's Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich.
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Employers who claim they do not get any takers may be offering pay lower that what many can afford. For example, if the offer is $10 an hour for a 40 hour week = $400 a week. That won't do much for someone with a $1500 a month mortgage or rent - that takes up $9.86 an hour, $345 a month, by itself.
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