Comments on: Day Of Reckoning: Congress Cuts Off Federal Unemployment Benefits For Millions Of Unemployed Americans

By: getaclue

getaclue — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:37:33 +0000

the Hopi predict hunting in high places.

By: lad wiel

lad wiel — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:21:35 +0000

unemployment workers,men and women,family-members go to street to wake up those so called congressmen, law makers before it,s too late.

By: Frustrated Hardworker

Frustrated Hardworker — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:35:50 +0000

I look at it like this. I worked construction for over 30 years. In the winter I would get laid off or I hardly had any hours. I did not claim unemployment becuase I was just too ashamed. Now that nobody is building anything, I really needed help this time, so I finally claimed my share of unemployment that I have paid through all these years. Now I want to go to school and learn a new trade becuase there is no construction jobs. At least I want to do something with my life instead of sitting around and being a dead beat like some of these other people that can’t get off their ass, but how can people like myself do this if we don’t have unemployment benefits? Its goes to show you that maybe people should be under the microscope more often and catch these dead beats ruining it for the rest of us hard workers! So good luck America! It was time to wake up eons ago on how we were getting ripped off from the central bank and these greedy CEO’s.

“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their money,
first by inflation and then by deflation,
the banks and corporations that will
grow up around them (around the banks),
will deprive the people of their property
until their children will wake up homeless
on the continent their fathers conquered.”
- Thomas Jefferson

So true! So True!

By: Dr. Jackpot

Dr. Jackpot — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:26:22 +0000

All the bitching aside, few posters would deny help to those who truly make an effort. But human nature makes it easy to put off work for ‘one more day’. After all, something big might break today so don’t miss it. Turn on the TV because it may show up. Lets see—I’ve got $300 this week. Enough for groceries. I’ll call Joe this afternoon and see if he’s found anything. Maybe we can split a beer.

By: hugo c

hugo c — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:01:45 +0000

we’re on pace to lose a million or two jobs this year, and probably that much next year.you want to turn the tide in our favor?simple, u buy something, look at the label, if says made in china put it back on the shelf.that’ll keep hop sing from eventually snagging your job. make no mistake, if you work for someone or some company you’re on the short list for unemployment benes

By: sharonsj

sharonsj — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:11:14 +0000

Guys, you can play by the rules and still go down the tubes. Thank god I paid off my house, otherwise I’d be living in a box under a bridge. I was self-employed and I developed too many physical problems to work at the same time the distributors of my product all went bankrupt. I lost nearly all my money. I spent my savings holding on for seven years until Social Security kicked in–and I had no medical insurance or unemployment either.

But I don’t whine about it and I don’t complain that other people got help and I didn’t. I see too many posters bitching about people who need help, or medical treatment, or even food. Instead of compassion, you offer nasty, mean-spirited remarks. Since you too could experience a sudden loss, or get hit by a car, or develop a terminal disease, you might want to rethink your attitude.

By: lynn montgomery

lynn montgomery — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:15:14 +0000

To all you ignorant people making comments about unemployment like it is welfare, you need to find out the facts. I have worked since I was 16 and am now 48. I have pulled pallet jacks, worked as a distribution clerk, personnel clerk, Import specialist, went to college, I have paid my dues.
I didnt ask for 3 companies I worked for to have huge Reductions In Force and eventually close their doors. I do not feel guilty receiving unemployment benefits to keep from loosing my car and home. I dont have luxurious things. All you people making those ignorant comments about receiving money without working; When you loose your job and Walmart isnt even hiring lets see how you are affected when you cant pay your bills on time. Get off of your soap boxes obviously if you are so well off in this economy you must be getting help from mommy and daddy or have an inheritance cause this economy is bad and getting worse. I know of people who were executives in large companies who lost everything not by any fault of their own… Wake up you Self Righteous hateful judgemental people because if you have not been affected yet just wait…..

By: jeremy

jeremy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:32:59 +0000

God bless jim bunning!!! i think paying people not too work is nuts especially when were 13 trillion in the hole and only 800 billion dollars printed

By: Dustin

Dustin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:43:31 +0000

I have yet to see anyone mention WHY the benefits are expiring. You can thank Jim Bunning for depriving these millions of families.

Also, if anyone is truly concerned about the deficit on this site, one needn’t look any further than simply returning to the tax structure we had in place for over 30 years.
This top graph shows what happened to the debt when that tax code was changed so that the richest 2% were no longer paying the share they had paid for decades.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USDebt.png
Top adjusted for 2008 dollars.

Oh and “Fiscal Conservative” is an oxymoron:
http://crookedtimber.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/fiscalconservative.png

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:13:59 +0000

Wow Mae! You have stated the obvious better than I’ve ever seen it. Thank You! My wife and I have followed the same rules for 25 years and it really pisses us off to hear people whine and complain about problems they brought on themselves. It’s hard to feel sorry for them at all.