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Unfortunately, another discussion that have neglected the plight of the long term unemployed. I wish the media & bloggers would hold these politicians feet to the fire regarding the “forgotten” long term unemployed who have exhausted their benefits. This group has been the hardest hit & will have the most difficulty reentering the job market yet our politicians are not addressing this tragedy. It is the moral obligation of Congress and administration to continue aiding the 99 ers with additional weeks or Tiers until the jobs reflect the economic turnaround. Many are over 50 & have experienced ageism in their job search. The stigma of being jobless for an extended period is another hurdle that presents great difficulty. It has been said that our politicians lack the political will to extend benefits for the long term unemployed by adding additional weeks or tiers. How infuriating is that thinking? Having written countless letters to congressional members & the administration, I continue to get “form letter” responses which fail to address this issue and/or even acknowledge the problem or solutions. It is morally wrong for the long term unemployed to be ignored. They are unemployed through no fault of their own. I want to know how our government can remain silent while these people fall into poverty! Again, I find the wording regarding the House Tax Extender's Act misleading. From what I have been told, that bill does nothing to help the long term unemployed, It does not adds additional weeks or Tiers. Unless the current Senate legislation is amended or rewritten to add additional weeks or Tiers it should not be passed! Congress is on notice that is they do not support the long term unemployed US worker then we do not support them. And media, please include this group in any discussion or article.

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TIER 5 OR ELSE THE WEATHERMAN UNDERGROUND WILL BRING THE WAR HOME AGAIN!!!

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They say it is not economic stimulus but the small businesspeople in my neighborhood of Uptown Chicago say they knew when the extensions run out because it affects their bottom line – people even stop buying FOOD. So yes, it is direct stimulus to the community. Because of this gap in coverage I will be losing the roof over my head for the 3rd time since this nightmare recession began. I am homeless again, and there is nothing I can do about it. I wish those “creatures” (I'm tempted to say worse) knew what it does to people to not have an income for several weeks at a time while they are playing heroic hardball games on the hill; People literally go without food – people have to live on the street. I personally cannot deal with this any more.

The big businesses of this country need to stop sending their work overseas, and put the American people back to work. All they care about is their bottom line, while putting too many people out of work. When people stop buying due to lack of funds they maybe the greed will back off.

Sign the tier V unemployment petition!

http://www.change.org/petitions/view/the_99ers_…

Will they need body guards?

To all my fellow 99ers:
I appreciate the idea of everyone writing to their representatives but I have come to the conclusion this is the wrong approach. I have made multiple efforts to reason with my representatives through letters and letters to the editors since last September that unemployment benefits should be extended through 2010 to no avail. The reasoning for extending unemployment benefits through 2010 is to allow the economy to stabilize and keep people from going through foreclosure and putting more people on already stressed public services. Mostly allowing unemployment benefits to continue would allow everyone to see the economy stabilize and maybe grow a bit and then people would feel comfortable they were not going to lose their jobs and then they would be more likely to spend and employers would be more likely to hire.
Unfortunately our representatives are not proactive but reactive as evidenced by their not adding an unemployment benefit tier last year until the news media grabbed hold of it. I believe they will not act again until such time as it is shoved in their faces. What we have to do is akin to what Paris Hilton did and what Sarah Palin does. We need to make media spotlights. People need to write to newspapers and TV reporters about the lack of continuing unemployment benefits and the effect it will have on millions of Americans. If you are so inclined, please tell them your personal story. They feed on that.
If possible, we need to arrange a day where we all meet at our respective unemployment/job connect office at one time to show everyone just how many people this affects. If ten thousand Tea Partyers can get massive media attention, millions of unemployed Americans showing up at one time should put our situation in the forefront of our representatives’ minds.
I like you, have worked hard all my life, 35+ years without a break, and would gladly go back to work if I could just get someone to hire me. We did not cause this problem and there are currently not enough jobs available for all of us at this time. Adding a fifth tier and continuing unemployment benefits through 2010 would benefit those unable to secure employment and would help the economy as a whole.
Sincerely,
Rick

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Okay Rick,how do we organize and make this happen so that media and politrix-ters will feel our urgency in addressing and helping us to be able to provide our families and to sustain ourselves.I hope and pray I have a place to live 'cause I keep pleading with my landlord to give me time,until they release the monies to us or a job becomes available to pay my rent.My gas will be off this week,my water and the rest will follow.We need to do something other than just blog,so how do we organize to get the attention we need on this dire situation. Surely millions of people can't be out of work because we don't want to work.I live in Louisiana where this weekend the republicans converged on New Orleans and they had a peaceful conference unlike the Democrats has been having.I thought we would have made an appearence then to let them know that we are not happy with the actions and games being played at our expense but where were we?Not one mention from them of help for the unemployment nor any mention of help for the recovery of New Orleans for hurricane Katrina 5 years ago.The money they spent here was the most they put in New Orleans SINCE Katrina,when republicans said N.O. should not even be rebuilt,yet they came here spewing their hate, rederic and propaganda.And where is MY president who said he would be here for us and with us like we were there for him.He can do an executive order to bypass all the bs that is being done to us.30 day extension for the short term but no help for us the unemployed long termers is ridiculous.Mary Landrieau says it's up to Piyush Bobby Jendal and yet we don't even have a tier 4 and no additional weeks available to us,cause they say,”The state is BROKE”.HOW COULD THIS BE WHEN THEY TOOK STIMULAS MONEY AND BRAGGED ABOUT HOW THEY WERE NOT BEING MONITORED AND SOME DISTRICTS DIDN'T EXIST,and now they are broke?Give us back our damn money Scalise,Vitter and JENDAL.WHAT HAVE THEY WASTED IT ON MORE PROSTITUTES AND CALL GIRLS VITTER,yall remember him?Then we just had Mardi Gras and the superbowl where is all this money?We had the strawberry fest,the french quarter fest,I mean where is all these dollars?Lining theirs and their friends pocket. So when do we start making them miserable and accountable for their inactions?It's been so long since I heard those words so when do we start?Keep us informed we will support just like we did with the petions.

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After working for a living for 43 years, I quit my job in April of 2008. My father passed away on Christmas Day of 2007 and I had to go back to work the next day, due to legal/tax requirements of my job. After being threatened with termination by my employer if I took any time off work for bereavement, I submitted my 30 day notice. I have now exhausted all 99 weeks of unemployment benefits allowed in Illinois. I have no family to help me, and my friends are having their own financial problems. My plan for my future is to take what little cash I have left, about $850, donate it to my local no-kill animal shelter when I drop off my 3 cats and my small dog,(the only “kids” I could ever afford to have) then I’ll commit suicide. I’m diabetic and have a nice jar full of pills just waiting. I’m 55 years old and have nothing left to live for anyway. Public aid in Illinois is a joke. The unemployment office treats you like scum. Their job center hasn’t sent me one job referral in two years, yet they think I should have found a job by myself! I don’t qualify for any other type of aid, primarily because I don’t have a house full of bastard children, and by the time they pass a Tier 5 UI plan, I’ll be dead. Nice talking to you.

Cynthia, Sometimes we are driven by desperation or Fear. It's a long life lesson to bare hardship. However, Don't give up the fight to Believe in getting through it! Don't give up so easily and there are some road blocks, But it's not the end of the world. Your lifestyle may change but there are resources still out there. So rethink it out! Sincerely,LL

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Dear Cynthia, Don't kill yourself. I know how discouraged you feel, I was fired from my last job, on July 07,2008. For no reson. The people at the unemployment/Department of employment Security where I live are pompas asses who think I just want to sit on my behind and draw 230.00 a week for the rest of my life. No interviews for me either. I've ran out of all my benefits, too. But don't let the selfish, ignorant people in this world make you give up. There are some good people in the world. I'm saying a prayer for you and for all of us in this sad situation. P.V. in Mississippi

i to have exhausted my benefits im 59 with a b a degree and other skills but can't find a job im either to qualified or to old. i live in louisiana and there is no help here either my husband is disabled and thats all we have to live on.
its bad but im not going to let them make me kill myself. you must look to the lord for help and strength and don't give up. he is not sleep, and he hears our cry and will answer prayers i live by pray and faith each day.STAY ALIVE AND PRAY.

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This is a real taste of the times!

I have worked all my life in this country. I was laid off due to all this greed and economy bull. So I filed for unemployment insurance….great, but now they just decide to cut me off cold without any notice. I cannot get a job, because I do not speak spanish, I am not a foreigner with a green card. This is not a racial or prejudice slur….. it is the realistic truth. I also cannot get a job because I am over qualified and because I am under qualified. I cannot even get a job at McDonalds….stating “hey I will take anything, cause I want to work….period. But I guess americans that have been here all there lives and are legal cannot get this jobs. McDonalds will state you need a college degree to get even a cashier's job. But again, I have a college degee….but cannot get a job due to my race and the language that I cannot speak….but yet this is America, the land of English speaking, according to our fore fathers…… So congress wants to rip away my only funds at this time, especially when they know that jobs are not readily available to us “Americans”. Gee….doesn't that tell you alot about our #$%^&@ government….. you tell me! Obama and all of you in the congress best give back what is legally ours…… if not I can for see riots, more serious crimes and suicide of the unemployed and their families. But I guess this is what our government wants. It's a damn shame, they would rather see hate, resentment and violence, instead of a constant basic stable medium…….So at this point, look forward to a nation of very angry and desperate people. Let's just hope that it's not going to be the real start of armagedian……..

Syracuse NY Here I to am a 58 yr old 99 weeker who has exhausted all benefits back in March am disabled through the VA for Diabetes,also have been calling and e-mailing elected officials to no avail. I have seen a news article that Senate is suppose to bring a TIER V to the floor when they come back from break (May i say that we pay for) which from I read will extend it for 20 weeks if this does pass it will make them look like heroes before the election. I feel we should all banned together from all 50 states and make our voices heard.

I think a Weathermen solution is the only type action that will get results. All this talk and writing to Senators is like beating your head against a solid brick wall. If you are going to kill yourself, may as well take a few people out with you.