rssDems Have No Plans to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Friday, April 30, 2010 at 2:27 pm
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As Congress continues to negotiate unemployment benefits legislation, Bloomberg has a story this week noting what few others have: that the so-called extension of benefits isn’t really an extension of benefits at all. Rather, it’s an extension of the filing deadline to apply for existing benefits, which have been capped at a maximum 99 weeks since last fall. And Congress has no plans to lengthen that span.
That, Bloomberg writes, spells bad news for a growing group of long-term unemployed workers who have exhausted all available help.
[Lawmakers] are quietly drawing the line at 99 weeks of aid, a mark that hundreds of thousands of Americans have already reached. In coming months, the number of those who will receive their final government check is projected to top 1 million.
As we noted recently, there’s really no group keeping a tally of how many Americans are exhausting their benefits. The Labor Department, for example, defines “long-term unemployment” as anything beyond 27 weeks, meaning that some workers falling into that category could have 18 months of benefits remaining. And a recent study from the Pew Charitable Trusts revealed that roughly 3.4 million people have been out of work for at least a year — which again, does nothing to indicate how many folks have exhausted their government benefits.
Bloomberg, for its part, based its estimates on state figures, which paint a pretty dismal portrait of the long-term unemployment problem.
Interviews with state officials found that in New York, 57,000 people have received their last check. In Florida, 130,000 are no longer eligible as are about 30,000 Ohioans.
Those numbers will grow, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc, which projects that more than 400,000 may soon begin losing benefits every month.
For all the uncertainty surrounding the economic recovery, this much seems clear: Congress has no plans to extend unemployment benefits beyond their current length.
“You can’t go on forever,” said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, of Montana, whose panel oversees the benefits program. “I think 99 weeks is sufficient,” he said.
“There’s just been no discussion to go beyond that,” said Senator Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat.
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Comment posted May 1, 2010 @ 2:54 am
“Sorry, jobless! Congress won't extend unemployment” article in Salon (news>war room) linked to this story below. I'd thought maybe conservatives were blocking more benes, but Democrats apparently are not pushing for it!! Without benes, they BETTER create JOBS with OPENINGS AVAILABLE NOW to the un-re-trained!!! write your congress people. Share this on facebook. Wall St reform important but NOT AS important as JOBS. And if we can't GET jobs, because there just aren't ENOUGH openings for all the unemployed who WANT to work, how are people supposed to live? how will the economy recover and grow when people can't pay the rent, buy food and gas? America, Land of the Free, Hoe of the Homeless ??? write. share.talk.
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Comment posted May 1, 2010 @ 5:26 am
now it's the democrats that's against us 99er's well looks like your asses are going to get voted out too. you want to play games with the people of THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA bring it on. you the government of our country better rethink this tier 5 extension and add it on or all hell is going to break loss.crime which is already out of control is about to take over the streets people homeless and moneyless are a dangerous people. congressmen and senators you think your safe in your enclosed housing plans.them walls and fences won't keep the crime wave that's about to hit this nation out. and your security systems are useless to a good thief just hope your not home when they come calling !
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Comment posted May 1, 2010 @ 5:22 pm
Americans need to realize that this Congressional disregard and dismissal of the survival needs of millions of unemployed American citizens is a clear and present indicator of the frightening change ocurring in this country. There is an apparent intentional ferreting out of the middle class so that the wealthy can realize greater wealth and the have-nots are left to scrape by and be bled for tax revenues to fund the interests of the wealthy. Wall Street reform is merely a distraction tactic to keep the spotlight off of the REAL unemployment numbers and to create an appearance of caring about/protecting Americans. Amidst this, millions of Americans have been left with no unemployment insurance benefits in a still STAGNANT AND GRIM climate of joblessness. Any so called jobs creation initiatives have yet to be seen and any in place will not create jobs for several years. Why are millions of unemployed Americans who want to work being left by our government to essentially die a slow death?
SOMEONE NEEDS TO EXPLAIN WHERE IS ALL OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TAX $$ WHICH HAS BEEN COLLECTED FOR DECADES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING AMERICANS IN ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS?? WHY IS THIS QUESTION GOING UNADDRESSED BY THE MEDIA AND UNANSWERED BY CONGRESS??
Comment posted May 1, 2010 @ 6:33 pm
what are the ones that use up their benefits going to do? there is no work out there that will support a family with medical benefits and a decent living.crime will go up and states do not have enough prisons to handle them.maybe we all should live with our congressmen until congress bring back all the jobs that they sent overseas so as to help big business make more money and at the same time get rid of the middle class families.lets get rid of big business greed and help the american people first.
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Comment posted May 5, 2010 @ 8:08 am
Not at all surprising that the two quoted politicians saying that's enough on the extensions are from states with among the lowest unemployment. They have nothing to lose in their local popularity or votes. What they all fail to realize is that being unemployed doesn't take away your ability to vote. Considering all those current and future unemployed plus all their families, etc. affected, there are tens of millions in votes in the fall. Guess which way they are going to vote?
Comment posted May 6, 2010 @ 12:22 pm
we all need toi flood the congressmans offices and phones and faxes lets all do it ten times a day!!!! Nancy Pelosi , Harry Rieds especially and all your local govt GET ON THE PHONES, AND FAXES WE ALL NEED THIS NOW!!
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Comment posted May 20, 2010 @ 3:03 pm
PLEASE READ THIS AND HELP… Congress needs to Remove the High Unemployment Period restrictions and the deadline on Tier IV first, and then add a 5th tier that is not connected to the unemployment rate, or is at least tied to the UNDEREMPLOYMENT rate. OVER HALF OF THE STATES HAVE NO TIER IV because there unemployment rate is less than 8.5%.
You CAN NOT qualify for Tier IV (EB), IF your state is at 8.5% average unemployment or less for 3 months. These rates are adjusted on very subjective data, based on estimated migrant and seasonal farm workers and as people run out of benefits, they are no longer considered unemployed, and FALSELY drop the Unemployment rate.
The individual states unemployment rate does not matter if you are one of the people that has never been without a job, never drawn unemployment before, are trying your best looking hard for a job everyday, and are still on the verge of losing your home and being on the street with no income. Everyone please contact your politicians and local news channels until this gets the proper attention. Call and write every day. This last bill is nothing more than a deadline extension with huge restrictions tied to the unemployment rate. Just lip service during an election year.
I still can not understand why, while hundreds of thousands lose benefits each week, the Senate wants to draw a fiscal line in the sand over unemployment benefits! Two unfunded wars, generous bank and corporate bailouts, and unfunded tax breaks are not a problem for Congress, but once you get unemployment funding on the table then all kinds of fiscal responsibility come to bear. While the President and Congress are throwing in to save the world, the unemployed are helping the economy that he is trying to repair…by spending their checks. Moody’s Economy.Com economist shows us the statistics. For every dollar that the government spends on the unemployment line, $1.63 of economic activity is created. I bet we as tax payers, do not get a 63% return on investment from the banks, the auto industry, or Greece!!!!!!!!!
I have heard that the politicians, on both sides of the isle, want the UI benefits to lapse. Even though people would still be unemployed, they would fall off of the unemployment roles, thus making the unemployment rate APPEAR to be lower. This allows the states to deny Tier IV or EB benefits. The politicians are playing political games with our lives. Lets tie up their phone lines and make appointments to bring their offices to a stand still until they listen !!!!!!!!!
Comment posted May 24, 2010 @ 5:27 pm
not many are pulling there proverbial spines out of the closet and telling the truth out there! they are putting the world in danger of total co laps! these faults extensions for example! are they doing this on purpose?
Comment posted May 24, 2010 @ 6:27 pm
I strongly agree! I have been a truth seeker most of my life and at age 53 I have found that the truth of the matter is, the powers that control, that are above government, want things to collapse totally so they can impose marshal law and really take complete control of thing`s!
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Comment posted June 23, 2010 @ 2:32 am
Good job Jake! you did your home work, and being a TRUTH seeker, it feels so good to hear I am not alone! this might sound paranoid to some, but the info I have found to be true through doing my home work, leads me to believe that (THEY WANT THIS TO HAPPEN) another blow to the middle class for one, to take full control, and the rest of our freedoms,
the economy must first collapse fully,along with all the other problems,mounting. then the people will beg for there help at any PRICE.
Comment posted June 23, 2010 @ 2:44 am
Again I say,this might sound paranoid to some, but the info I have found to be true through doing my home work, leads me to believe that (THEY WANT THIS TO HAPPEN) another blow to the middle class for one, to take full control, and the rest of our freedoms,
the economy must first collapse fully,along with all the other problems,mounting. then the people will beg for there help at any PRICE. (PLEASE WAKE UP NOW FOLKS) this is a full on (WAR ON THE PEOPLE) THE TRUE EVIL IS ABOVE GOVERNMENT
and there closing the door on use fast because most people think this is all HOOEY!
Comment posted June 23, 2010 @ 3:09 am
Please see steadyone`s remarks: there it is!
Change for the good, will have to come from the people. NOW!
They are shaking in there perverbial boot`s and are trying to close the door fast!
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