@jonathanweisman Suppose the economy IS improving but millions of ppl have been unemployed 6 mos-plus. What's to reconcile?
Democrats must reconcile hope that economy is now really improving with belief that emergency unemployment, started in 2008, is still needed
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@jimtankersley It's about politics, not economics. For the good of Obama approval ratings, Dems need voters to BELIEVE economy is improving -
@jonathanweisman well, 80% of the country thinks we're still in recession, so... http://m.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-suffers-most-from-year-of-turmoil-poll-finds/2013/12/16/8468fd00-667e-11e3-a0b9-249bbb34602c_story.html …
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@jonathanweisman Here is an excellent brief review of why EUC is still needed & how ending it will make things worse http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/27/long-term-unemployment-is-still-a-disaster-congress-is-about-to-make-things-worse/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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