Obama Plunges U.S.A. Toward Third World Hell

By preventing its minions in the U.S. Senate from passing legislation unanimously approved by the House to just temporarily extend critical general welfare programs for the people of the country, the malthusian Obama regime is setting in motion an accelerated push toward Third World conditions in the U.S., starting March 1.

On Feb. 25, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4691, The Temporary Extension Act of 2010, and sent it to the Senate. That the Senate has not passed it, nor the President signed it, means these programs will be terminated—with predictable as well as unforeseen consequences. The bill would have extended the following programs, according to the office of House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel.

* Extension of Unemployment Programs—Extends Federal Unemployment Programs, including the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program, through April 05, 2010.

* Extension of COBRA Assistance—Extends eligibility for 65% subsidy for COBRA premiums through end of March 2010 and includes technical improvements. This program allows laid-off workers to temporarily stay on their former employers' medical insurance program.

* Extension of Medicare Physician Update—Extends current Medicare payment rates for physicians (preventing a 21.2% payment reduction) through end of March 2010.

* Extension of Medicare Therapy Caps Exceptions—Extends exceptions process for beneficiary payment limits on outpatient therapy services through end of March 2010.

* Extension of Poverty Guidelines—Extends current provision maintaining 2009 poverty guidelines through end of March 2010.

* Extension of Surface Transportation Programs—Extends Surface Transportation Programs and related authority to make expenditures from the highway trust fund through March 28, 2010.

* Extension of National Flood Insurance Program—Extends provision through March 28, 2010.

* Extension of Small Business Loan Grantee Program—Extends program through March 28, 2010, and appropriates an additional $60 million for the program.