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Certainty they wont lose their emergency unemployment insurance at the end of this month. >> then knowing a check is waiting has nasty side feths. >> when unemployment insurance first began it lasted 16 weeks. fdr said it wasnt a permanent cure. but today it lasts a year and a half in some states. progressives call that... a a a kind program that takes care of the for guy that gets fired. >> this is what is said about benefit and welfare program since the great society began. >> they are helping...

Been a on discrimination against people with preexisting positions. thats popular. poor people, some are fat or smoke but some did nothing wrong. thats like saying you charge lindsay lohan the same price for car insurance as were chargeed. that is a new welfare program. if they want that, call it that. >> bret: it has a price tag. >> it sure does. >> bret: juan, former governor of pennsylvania, ed rendell quoted today, "were not going to run away from healthcare. the republicans are going to mak...

Welfare program not only to save people from going hungry, but for every s.n.a.p. dollar $1.79goes back into the national economy. but the end of the week, a more modest reduction by $4.5 billion. republicans called it important savings by closing a loop hope hole. so while some democrats point to those americans depend, will have to make due with less. when we come back, when is being most impacted by this? it might surprise you. the wheat in every mini-wheat has gotta be just right.

Feels right to people. but then, its not insurance. they might as well just call it one more welfare program. >> what about, you know, the man or woman who has cancer and they get fired from their job, and all of a sudden, theyre out of work and they go out and get their insurance. you feel for that person. >> you do and most policies, if you get cancer, they dont throw you out. >> no, if you lose your job and you lose that insurance and have to get more insurance, i know a lot of people happen ...

Structure. he writes that crossroads seems to believe it can run out the clock and spend massive sums of money in this election without accounting for a trace of its funding. now a federal appellate court has issues a ruling that makes clear theyre out of time. he sights a ruling that the government should decide the major purpose of groups like crossroads. you and i know it aint about social welfare groups. lets bring in msnbc contributor crystal ball, mark simone with us, and also karen finny....

To believe it can run out the clock and spend massive sums of money in this election without accounting for a trace of its funding. now a federal appellate court has issues a ruling that makes clear theyre out of time. he sights a ruling that the government should decide the major purpose of groups like crossroads. you and i know it aint about social welfare groups. lets bring in msnbc contributor crystal ball, mark simone with us, and also karen finney. great to have all of you with us. mark, w...

Shielded by the social welfare structure. he writes that crossroads seems to believe it can run out the clock and spend massive sums of money in this election without accounting for a trace of its funding. now a federal appellate court has issues a ruling that makes clear theyre out of time. he sights a ruling that the government should decide the major purpose of groups like crossroads. you and i know it aint about social welfare groups. lets bring in msnbc contributor crystal ball, mark simone...

Blunt and one of your lines on the welfare program you talk about how the welfare program is hurting us, not only your states but nationally. talk about this. my bad. but, is it your sense, governor, that you are calling them on it in is that the idea? or are you just sick of trying to talk around the issue, both, we have one if three citizens in the state of maine on welfare, some form of welfare, and second, i lived it. i grew up through the system and i understand how it works and we are an e...

So theyre pinning it directly on the unemployed. yes, you heard right. just this weekend maine governor paul la page told people to get off their couches and get a job. >> there is such a thing as a free lunch. but youre picking up the tab. the welfare program is can balancizing the rest of state power. to all you able people out there, get off the couch and get yourself a job. >> get off the couch. really, governor? do you honestly think its that easy to find work? he is not alone. north caroli...

Think food stamps are a relatively good welfare program within the universal programs we have. an effective means of poverty mitigation. i dont think it makes sense to go after that in the budget. >> and s.n.a.p. isnt just about providing dollars for food. its also trying to address issues such as obesity. its food and security. okay. you have $2. you go buy a bag are chaps and grape soda. starting with farmers markets to accept s.n.a.p., go to select farmers markets an trying to give people hea...