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Open Letter to Senator Barbara Boxer: Unemployment in America

By John Lillpop Monday, October 12, 2009

California Senator Barbara Boxer recently took time from her busy schedule to write me concerning America’s escalating unemployment rate and to announce her call for an extension of benefits for those out of work.

My Response:

October 11, 2009
Senator Barbara Boxer
Washington, D.C.

Dear Senator:

I am in receipt of your most recent correspondence concerning the gloomy unemployment picture in America, and especially in California where the number is over twelve percent.

While I agree with you that action is needed, I disagree that we need to extend unemployment benefits at this time.

As you are aware, on February 17, 2009, newly installed President Barack Obama signed a so-called “stimulusâ€