1.3 million losing unemployment benefits Saturday

1.3 million losing unemployment benefits Saturday

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1 million Americans are bracing for a harrowing, post-Christmas jolt as extended federal unemployment benefits come to a sudden halt this weekend, with potentially significant implications for the recovering U.S. economy.

Let them eat cake ~    :-[

Among budget cuts and debt problems, benefits should be the last thing on the government's mind, rightfully so. But this revelation gives a broader perspective of the picture of what's happening to the economy.