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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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President Truman proposes expanding unemployment insurance to cover 6 million more workers with a $30/week minimum benefit for up to 26 weeks and higher employer taxes, facing mixed reception from Democratic leaders and opposition from Republicans in Congress.
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WASHINGTON, (AP)--President Truman got a mixed and uncertain reception on Capitol Hill today for his new proposal to (1) blanket 6,000,000 more workers under employment insurance and (2) pay bigger benefits to the jobless for a longer time.
Mr. Truman cited an average of nearly 4,500,000 unemployed this year and said prompt action is urgent.
Democratic leaders were not enthusiastic at the prospect of putting the plan through Congress this year, however, and some Republicans signalled that they are ready to do battle against it.
In a special message to Congress from Key West, Fla., the President asked:
1. A $30-a-week nationwide minimum in jobless pay, plus additional money for dependents, with these payments forthcoming for each unemployed person, if needed, for 26 weeks. The various States now determine the size and duration of payments. Benefits vary by States from $15 to $27, and duration of benefits runs from 12 weeks in some States to 26 in others.
2. That the taxes on employers be increased to carry the enlarged program. The employer now pays the tax on the first $3,000 of an individual worker's pay. Mr. Truman proposes to tax the employer on the first $4,800 instead. The tax ranges up to 3 per cent.
The 6,000,000 new workers blanketed under the program, if it is approved, would bring the total of covered workers to about 36,000,000.
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mixed and uncertain reception on capitol hill; democratic leaders not enthusiastic; some republicans ready to do battle
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President Truman proposes to blanket 6,000,000 more workers under employment insurance and pay bigger benefits to the jobless for a longer time; cited average of nearly 4,500,000 unemployed this year; special message to Congress from Key West, Fla.; asks for $30-a-week nationwide minimum in jobless pay plus additional for dependents for up to 26 weeks; increase employer taxes on first $4,800 of worker's pay; would bring total covered workers to about 36,000,000