Unemployed and Trying Stories; “Too Small to Care?”
November 3, 2009 · Posted in Uncategorized
We would like to thank you all for your unemployed and trying stories. We encourage you to send us emails with your stories! Please vote on the Unemployment Benefits Extension poll as well!
- I have been unemployed for over a year now, and my unemployment benefits expired back in September. Although I have good chances to obtain a full time position, it won’t happen until January next year. Without an income, it is even difficult to buy a jacket to go to the many interviews I have been attending. An unemployment extension would be most welcome to help me breach the next couple of months, when, if everything goes O.K., I will (at last!) have a full time job.
Unemployed people like myself, are not lazy opportunists trying to work the system around. In my case, I have an education, and all I am asking is a few more weeks of unemployment benefits. It is an insignificant amount, compared to the bail-outs the government gave to the banks who “are too big to fail”. Is the Republican Party thinking that we, common people, are “too small to care?”
- I’m 61 yrs. old. I lost my job,lost my health coverage and lost my unemployment benefits. My house was taken 7months ago. I now live in a small apt. but the money for the rent came from my UC checks. I am now behind 2 months on my rent and have till Nov.15th to pay or I will be evicted. Best part is I don’t even care anymore. I have not taken my heart medicine in 3 months because I can’t afford it. My plan is to commit a non violent crime and get sent to prison where I will at least get some food and medication that I desparetly need. I have no pride left and nothing else to lose. But it sure is nice to know that the Republicans are looking out for our country and our citizens.
- I don’t have a lot to say but this “Noone seems to care about the people that vote”. CEO’s get millions in bonuses. Senators make 100′s of thousands of dollars a year but everyone forgot what this country was supposedly built upon.
Let me know when someone remembers where we all came from. I will survive no matter what but what ever happened to that everyone being equal thing? Someone let me know the answer to that one…….Thank You
UPDATE: We have had an amazing response to this issue! If you would like to write an article to those in Washington as to why YOU think unemployment benefits should be extended please email them to jwojdylo@subprimeblogger.com. If your article is free of profanity and any direct insults we will be more than happy to post it here on Unemployed and Trying so you can send the link to anyone you choose.
Author: Jesse Wojdylo
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