230,000 losing unemployment benefits this weekend

[SassyLady]

Wonder what will happen now?


Report says 230,000 unemployed losing benefits over weekend


By Vicki Needham - 05/13/12 06:24 PM ET
More than 230,000 unemployed workers will lose their jobless benefits this weekend as portions of federal programs expire across several states.
All told, 409,300 long-term unemployed Americans in 27 states will have lost upward of 20 weeks of federal unemployment benefits by this past Saturday, even as the many state jobless rates remain high, according to a new analysis (http://www.nelp.org/page/-/UI/2012/nelp-eb-table-may2012.pdf?nocdn=1)by the National Employment Law Project (NELP).

The latest batch of cuts affects 236,300 unemployed people in eight states — California (11%), Texas (7%) Pennsylvania (7.5%), Florida (9%), Illinois (8.8%) North Carolina (9.7%) Colorado (7.8%) and Connecticut (7.7%) — half of which have jobless rates above the 8.1 percent national average posted in April. "A growing number of long-term unemployed workers are being left behind," said Christine Owens, executive director of the NELP.
"Job openings are not taking the place of these cuts,” Owens said.
A tier of 13 to 20 weeks of federal jobless benefits, used by the long-term unemployed, are expiring because of legislation Congress passed in February that gradually cuts federal benefits to 79 weeks from 99. That figure includes up to 26 weeks of state-level insurance.

http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/economy/227075-report-says-230000-unemployed-will-lose-benefits-over-weekend

[Abbey Marie]

I know what won't happen: this administration won't admit that things are still terrible. They will just be left out of the conversation, and Obama will say that unemployment claims are down.

[SassyLady]

Maybe he is going to put all those people to work administering Obamacare.

[fj1200]

I bet he's got some slots to fill at his big campaign HQ in Chicago and a billion dollars to throw around.

[jimnyc]

Wonder what will happen now?

Hubcaps will start to go missing and crime will increase? :dunno:

[ConHog]

Hubcaps will start to go missing and crime will increase? :dunno:

Guess you'll have to go back into the gay porn industry ...........:lol:

[jimnyc]

Guess you'll have to go back into the gay porn industry ...........:lol:

I don't collect anything. My wife gives me a dollar per day to care for the house and boy. But I do have an American Express card I abuse. But even that she temporarily suspends when I'm bad, as it's really just a card under her account.

I feel so abused.

[ConHog]

I don't collect anything. My wife gives me a dollar per day to care for the house and boy. But I do have an American Express card I abuse. But even that she temporarily suspends when I'm bad, as it's really just a card under her account.

I feel so abused.


Don't feel bad, my wife gives me an allowance as well. It's like $1K a month, but still..................... lol

[jimnyc]

Don't feel bad, my wife gives me an allowance as well. It's like $1K a month, but still..................... lol

Well, you are probably "responsible" with money. I'm an irresponsible bastard who likes to buy toys and gadgets!

[ConHog]

Well, you are probably "responsible" with money. I'm an irresponsible bastard who likes to buy toys and gadgets!

No, I'm not LOL. That's why she's in charge of the money. I'm Mr "has to have all new toys" between vehicles, and video games, and golf, and........ well you get the idea.

[differentDemocrat]

Good! if they were able to work a job before then they can work any job now. Tell them to sell the Mercedes or truck and take the financial dive like everyone else has had to do in this country (including me)!

[logroller]

I don't collect anything. My wife gives me a dollar per day to care for the house and boy. But I do have an American Express card I abuse. But even that she temporarily suspends when I'm bad, as it's really just a card under her account.

I feel so abused. so what's your secret?
I've been doing everything I can think of to be abused by my wife; but she's not into role play. :laugh2:

[jimnyc]

Good! if they were able to work a job before then they can work any job now. Tell them to sell the Mercedes or truck and take the financial dive like everyone else has had to do in this country (including me)!

Holy crap! You really are a "different" Democrat! I think I would like to put a few of your posts in my signature, just for future reference...

[jimnyc]

so what's your secret?
I've been doing everything I can think of to be abused by my wife; but she's not into role play. :laugh2:

I only get abused monetarily, and given more and more work to do. As for "role playing", yes, she's into that - she makes believe she is a lesbian when I am around! :lol:

[logroller]

I only get abused monetarily, and given more and more work to do. As for "role playing", yes, she's into that - she makes believe she is a lesbian when I am around! :lol:
lesbian fantasy... Very hot. My wife tried that once; i was down, literally-- I love to eat pu***. The fantasy lasted less than two minutes; a bit soon for my licking...er, I mean liking.

The implication of what you meant reminds me of a joke- there're two guys talking at a bar. The one guy says to the other, man, I always get an ass chewing when I come home drunk. I turn my car off and coast into the driveway, sneak through the back screen door and creep into the bedroom without making a sound-- but without fail she awakes and gives me a verbal beating.

The other guy says, I see your problem, you're doing it all wrong. I screech into the driveway while blaring the horn. Slam the door, stumble down the hallway while singing and stripping my clothes off and after jumping into bed I say,"let's do it"....she's always fast asleep.