Unemployment Benefits Would Be Retroactive

http://washingtonindependent.com/78061/unemployment-benefits-would-be-retroactive

Unemployment Benefits Would Be Retroactive
By Mike Lillis 3/2/10 12:49 PM


Here’s some good news for the long-term unemployed poised to exhaust their jobless benefits in the midst of Sen. Jim Bunning’s (R-Ky.) one-man stand against a temporary extension: the Senate’s long-term extension of UI benefits, expected to pass the upper chamber this week or next, would provide additional funding — including an extra $25 per week — retroactively beginning March 1, regardless of when the bill should become law. (The National Employment Law Project estimates today that the provision would benefit 200,000 workers set to exhaust their benefits this week alone.)

That marks a break from the UI extension Congress enacted in November, which didn’t provide retroactive benefits at all.

Repeal bankruptcy reform! Institute usury laws Now! These fuckers have set us all up for a knee-capping and now they are swinging the club!

The lack of human empathy in this country always takes me by surprise.

That was when the thought was this delay would be measured in "days."

Now it looks like "weeks". How much will that cost those least able to pay?

Jesus H. Christ -- payday lenders are the WORST thing to offer to desperate people? WTF were they thinking?

and it resulted in $70 in overdraft fees from my bank on two autopay bills. Doesn't sound like much, but it's a huge blow when you're broke.

Fuck you Bunning.

From hall of fame to hall of shame in just 24 hours.

I made a post here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7826335&mesg_id=7826335

about the real financial consequences of Bunning's stunt.

Retroactive is obviously good, but late fees are real.

One never lives hand-to-mouth more than they do when unemployed and living on UI. The good news for the economy is that money goes right back into it, making UI a more effective economic stimulus than bailing out big banks.

Does this retroactivity extend to the COBRA discount, too?

to those whose benefits get interrupted. Creditors and landlords don't give a good goddamn if the Senate says you're good for the money; their attitude boils down to 'fuck you, pay me!'

have been asking me about it the last few days.

This is unreal...Naturally it will be Obamas fault...