Unemployed and Trying Stories; Out on the Street Soon
November 4, 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 would like to add my voice to the thousands that are out there that
need an extension of unemployment benefits. I have worked
continuously for 40 years until 2008. I have made money for companies
and agencies that I worked for that in turn contributed to the
unemployment funds. This is in addition to the taxes I paid
personally and the cash flow my efforts helped put into the economy.
I am no different than every other working American, I don’t want a
handout, but I feel that I have done my part and that myself and
millions of others need this help at this time. The economy appears
to be turning around, I desperately want to be a part of that
turnaround. I am feverishly looking for work. In our state the
unemployment office job service lists over a half million registered
out of work individuals and only approximately 12,000 open positions.
Couple that with the fact that I am an over 50 white male and the
numbers are working against me, even though my track record and
experience show that I am a very productive employee.
Congressman, Senators, we need your help. We greatly appreciate your
efforts and understand that the billions in bailouts for banks and
insurance companies were needed to help bolster the economy. But we
need your help too, and the small amount we get per week helps us pay
our utilities and keep our houses.
Please pass the Unemployment Benefits Extension as soon as possible.
I personally will be out on the street in a month.
- we are in need of unemployment for the reason, we are trying very hard to find work and cannot the holiday of Thanksgiving is approaching and people do not have money for food please take a look at all that have giving years to their jobs and was let go we have giving so much and asking for so little please try to pass it before the holiday. I have two grown children and a single parent trying to survive and pay bills now i will have trouble putting food on the table that is really hard.
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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