Unemployed and Trying Stories; Waiting for an Extension
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!
- Hi, I am writing in response to your article this morning. I am so glad that there is a large response, and I am ready to add my two cents!
I too am waiting on the extension. I am a college educated, contributing Florida resident. I have lived and worked in West Palm Beach for 30 years. Except for these past 20 months.
I am a divorced mom of two, I am two months late on my rent, my power will be cut off on November 6Th if I don’t pay, I have been home bound and not able to seek employment for 3 weeks because I have no gas for my car. (I actually should not be driving anyway, because my car insurance was cancelled because of no payment….another huge issue). My food stamps will come in on November 5Th, so we can eat. But I will be living in the dark on the 6Th!
I have never lived like this before. Everyday is a lesson in hardship and patience.
I am so thankful that my landlord is also patient, but they need to pay the mortgage with my rent………
Does anyone REALLY understand how this is effecting EVERYONE, not just the unemployed?
Thanks for letting me vent before I lose my internet service.
- Why has there been no public media attention to this? It is insane the way we allow politions we put in office to stick us in the mud while they Flex their political threats at each other. I don’t have the financial resourses to pay my bills. I have a two year old son who needs everything. I guess i’m just writing out of depresssion of the financial collapse of of my family. I am so stressed with all of the neverending bills and, the seemingly never ending innability to pay them.I really hope and pray some relief, comes to those who I’m sure are worse off than my family is right now. Thank you for giving me one moment to take my mind off my dispair. Gary Huggins.
- My name is Hank Hovermale and I’m from West Virginia. I worked for nine years in Maryland until our jobs were out-sourced over seas. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not begrudging anyone anything , but could someone please explain to me why every time there is an unemployment extension passed, the people who live or work in a state whose unemployment rate is 8.5% or higher get more extension weeks than those of us who are from or work in a state whose rate is below the 8.5% standard set by who knows? I mean we are all in the same boat as far as our benefits expiring, so why do some people deserve a longer extension than the rest of us? Could someone please explain this situation to me because I’ve contacted my congressional representative about this matter and have not been addressed about it yet.
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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