Reply #1: You have my sympathy, Sub Atomic [View All]

My benefits are due to run out in mid-January so I still have some time but I'm in one of those 23 states that don't currently qualify for an additional extention. I have no idea what I'll do when my benefits run out. I'm actively looking and crossing my fingers that something will come up soon.

Only four weeks? Are they kidding? What the hell kind of compromise is that? The additional 13 in the House bill is little enough but this economy is still shedding jobs at a rate not seen in decades and they are quibbling about this? They need to stop nickel-and-dimeing this issue and pass the same extention for ALL states and get on with the business of trying to get the economy moving again so the 7+ million of us who lost our jobs in the past year can get back to work.

And a message for those who will surely come here and talk about "deadbeats": Fuck you. I was at my former employer for 21 YEARS before getting laid off. I've been actively working since 1972 so I don't want to hear about how I'm a drain on the rest of you or don't deserve the help. My past productivity helped support other unemployed workers and now I need the help.