House Passes Unemployment Benefits Extension

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This will at least be a little helpful for some unemployed individuals, not helpful for the 99ers in the short or long run, just signal that economy is still doing bad causing companies to not likely pursue the risk of expanding and hiring.

You know I am really angry that the Senate, in all their infamite wisdom can take a break while putting millions of people's lives on hold….Who do these people work for??? Last time I checked, it was, WE THE PEOPLE!!! I'll bet you that if it was their lively hood on the line, that the extension would have been passed when it first came up last year!!! Don't think I am angry because it is my lively hood. I have a job. I am just thinking abut those people who have paid their dues and now the Senate is jerking them around!!!! Some serious consideration should be given to our elected officials this fall!!!!!!!

What are the 99ers supposed to do. I have sign petition calll congressman. Wrote letters. What now

Being unemployed, I believe this may be the death blow to many of us. Economy conditions and the length of time of Unemployment Benefits has created a Lose-Lose situation for the unemployed. Those of us who are unemployed wants things that naturally contradicts one another and therefore can't really coexist, that is receiving Unemployment Benefits until jobs are created. We will have to make the hard choice of either wanting Congress to pass more extension or wait for the economy to stir and created more jobs. Now I always see that people like to point out the one example that doesn't follow the argument which is true, studies and analysis just concentrate on the predictions and reactions of the majority and the majority pushes the tide in the majority's direction. Prediction of the near future will cause how businesses will react and prepare for today, further Unemployment Benefits and Extensions (although helpful in the short run for those who need the funds now) are a negative signal that the economy is not recovering in the near future and Congress has no confidence that it will either. Although many companies may hire a few employees (this will not be enough to help offset the millions of Unemployed) the majority of companies will not pursue the risks of expanding and creating the jobs necessary to make a different. If Congress stop the emergency Unemployment Benefit after Tier 1 (maybe Tier 2), which is around the time that many companies were reporting stability and profit turning, this would of signal that our leaders believes the economy has stabilize and on track to a recovery in the future (regardless of true economy realization of the present – not a governing factor) compounded with companies reporting profits and Wall Street indexes on the rise, might of convince majority of companies to not downsize and lay off (adding people to the Unemployment number) and eventually continue on future business plans to expand thus creating more jobs, because they will take that risk if they believe the economy is recovery in the near future. Now we realize that this will probably be the last Unemployment Extension, we will still have to wait for a few good news factors in early 2011 for Obama and Wall Street to spin data and sell the notion that the economy is recovering and probably have to wait 3-6 months after that for jobs to be created. We are probably looking at a 9 month gap between the end of Unemployment Benefits and new jobs creation, now most of us would probably wish they ended Unemployment Benefits sooner when majority of us still had savings to last us until jobs were created, but at this point, most people went through a bulk of their savings and will have a hard time surviving for 9 months after Benefits extension ends in Nov 10.

Debbie,

Hopefully I'm not bursting any fantasy bubble of the Federal Government giving more extension, but it is almost certain that they will not give any more. Just remember that your State is your primary government and primary responsible for your well being. The Federal government is our secondary government that jumps in the help in an emergency and that will only be for a short time period. Which we can determine from Congress action that they are pretty much done with it. See my theory on job creation and stay positive, I believe it will take about 9 months after Unemployment Benefits before jobs are created, hopefully you can hold out til then or get lucky to jump into any job openings if one pops up in your area. Not many people report on the fact that many employees are unhappy with their job and approx. 2.5-2.7 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs each month, hopefully one of those might be in your neck of the woods and you can pounce on it. Good Luck

This is sad sad news..What are the 99ers to do..I've searched, looked, applied, attended job fairs, walked into compaines with my resumes, but nothing..I have kids and a house that I cannot afford any longer. I want a job, but until some politician create one, I could use a handout (if that's what capital hill thinks uemployment is). I'm now almost 50 years old and I have been working since I was 13. Love to work, but to my misfortune I was laid off – due to the economy.
Nancy Pelosi give me a JOB!

Thank you Rich. There are very few people who have a job that can even remotely understand what the unemployed are feeling.

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as long as peoples benefits are exhausteding it looks like people are finding jobs and thats what democrats want so they can say the useless stimilus worked when its actually their desission to play politics on the cost of a life..I cant amagine how many suicides these selfish bastards have caused!

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Sure they don't care if we lose our homes and starve. No one will hire a 48-year ld like me…..Their golden asses make millions a year, they don't even know what actual WORK is like! Never done manual labor like the rest of us. Their motto— Die Americans! Save the illegal immigrants! ….yay! …..All the 30+ years I worked and pain unemployment tax on my paychecks, where is it when I need it?! I hope the same thing happens to them someday so they can feel what its like to be us!

I could be wrong but I don't think companies/economists look to whether unemployment benefits are extended to decide how the economy is doing, they look at manufacturing orders, unemployment numbers, etc. UBE is more of a political choice. If anything you would think a company would worry that cuttting UBE off would give people less money to spend, therefore a shorterm *negative* signal to the economy.

I won't get the first extension if they don't extend benefits! Companies are dragging their feet…my first of 3 phone interviews was 5 weeks ago and every week its another 'next week' for the face-to-face interview which I have doubts will materialize any longer. I have never received benefits, saved money which is running out, do not have credit card debt, my car is paid off BUT without a job or UI benefits I will be another homeless victim. Just like the rest of you, I've paid my dues for 30+ years and supported those on welfare but there is no relief for us. I never had the luxury life that those in Congress do and I don't know how they sleep at night. I am sick of paying for their airfare, hotel rooms, expensive lifestyl, and the like, just to get screwed!

so we are supposed to wait around on pins and needles to see if we are going to loose our homes while the senate is on VACATION???!!! what a country …

Hi, I am a single parent and the father of my child is incarcerated for a very long time, so no child support, I have had a job since I was 15, I am now 27and was laid-off because I worked for a bank that was shut down by the government for bad practices. I just ran out of unemployment and I was only in tier one, I have had temporary jobs and am now going to go back to school, and then I find out I have no income, I am so scared, I have no one else and I am trying so hard to support my child, I hope this passes soon, I am going to pray. I am still looking for full-time work, and plan on working and going to school, the government has been great with helping me go back to school, but what good will it be now if I am homeless. Please pass the bill soon. There are many people who are trying, but its the people who are abusing the system that make it even harder.I really think everyone needs to work harder the people and the government. I have seen more job openings but it still isn't enough, there is still to many people looking, but I have seen improvement. Things will get better if everyone needs to work together. Please pass it soon!!!!

yep, they can take a vacation beings they are EMPLOYED while us unemployed folks wait for an extention on our basic benifits.

The unemployment rate was higher in 81'-82', the unemployment benefits were cut off at the usual 26wks, end of story. I was unemployed then, and simply had to lean on family to get by. There was no unemployment benefits back in the 30's when the rate was 25% unemployed. I think the unemployment rate will be near 10% forever, and the Gov is starting to realize it, they also realize they cant keep paying for people out of work or they will be broke before Christmas themselves. It might just be the new way of life, this country unlike others is filled with people who live week to week paycheck to paycheck even during the good times, spending spending and spending. I am just as guilty!

In 81 and 82 there was a recession in the economy that affect only the U.S. This recession did not cause thousands of people to loose homes and it certainly did not cause hundreds of thousands of jobs to disappear. The depression of the 30 caused the creation of Unemployment benefits as well as social security to help prevent these kinds of things from happening. If the economy is recovering then where are the jobs? For some the term Jobless recovery has become aceptable in todays economy but for the hundreds of thousands that are unemployed it is not only unaccptable it intolerable. If 10 % unemployment is the new reality then maybe we need to close our borders to free trade and force businesses to bring jobs home so that the new reality is really that anyone who what to work can

Well Papacliff, people did not lose homes back in 81-82' because society was a tad more responsible, and we were forced to come up with 10% down as a payment, as for the jobs, they disappeared for 2 years, rates were around 12%. But for sure we were a society that was still making things, and this was well before computers eliminated a million jobs. I do agree the borders need to be closed to free trade, or we should reduce the tax on businesses that want to do business here. This was a storm that was seen coming many many years ago, there is a very lazy group in our society that has been living off the Government for decades, we were able to carry this load until the employment rate dropped on us real workers out there, now there a big burden on the government.

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maybe you need to loose your job to see how it feels bob decker

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Stupid Bob Decker. Self hating American.

I'm struggling to understand why those of us who were laid off six months ago you don't get the same benefit consideration as those who were laid off a year ago. I have been working since I was 16 (I'm 33 now) without interruption until I was laid off. I have been having a difficult time finding a job, either I'm told there are hundreds of applicants, I'm overqualified or I don't get much response altogether. I was barely scraping by with unemployment and the fact that now I’m getting cut off after 26 weeks and I don’t know what I’m going to do. I have already had to rent out two rooms in my house just to cover half the mortgage, without the unemployment check I’m going to be considerably short. I am now well on my way to losing my car and house and who knows what else. I wish I was laid off three months earlier because then I would’ve qualified for the first extension. The worst part is that I was told I was getting the extension and then a week later received a letter saying that they apologize for misinforming me, but I won’t be receiving any more money. I’m already careful with money, but had I known that I was being cut off, I probably wouldn’t have bought as many groceries as I did yesterday. I guess the bright side is that I won’t starve…..this month.

Go eat a fart Bob Decker