If you are reading this, you are likely one of the millions of Americans who are seeking good information on the important Tier 5 situation. Below, we provide an update on previous proposals, as well as a recent proposal.
- Is a Tier 5 unemployment extension still on the table?
- Is Congress paying attention to the 99ers?
- What are the current Tier 5 proposals?
Quick Background
If implemented, a Tier 5 would add additional weeks of unemployment benefits. To date, the previous extensions passed by Congress (including the December 2010 extension) have only extended eligibility for existing tiers, enabling you to receive up to a maximum of 99 weeks in most states. These extensions have helped millions, but have not provided any additional weeks for the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have already exhausted their benefits.
Previous Proposals
Americans Want to Work Act
Introduced by Senator Stabenow of Michigan, this bill would provide the following:
- An additional 20 weeks of benefits for people who have had their benefits expire, as long as the unemployment rate in your state is at least 7.5%.
- It would offer businesses a $2,000 tax break for hiring workers who have exhausted unemployment benefits.
As proposed, the bill would offer eligiblity retroactively, meaning that if you have already finished your previous tiers in recent months, you would still be eligibile.
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act
Introduced by Representative Berkley of Nevada, this is similar, but would apply to fewer states.
- Would provides an additional 20 weeks of benefits for people who have had their benefits expire, as long as the unemployment rate in your state is at least 10%.
Only a handful of states would meet the 10% unemployment rate threshold.
NEW Proposal
Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) have been working on a new bill that would help the 99ers. The proposal contains the following provisions:
- Provides 14 additional weeks of emergency unemployment compensation in Tier 1.
- These additional weeks will be available for those who have exhausted all their benefits (99ers and other exhaustees) as well as those who will be unemployed this year.
- This extension would be similar to the November 2009 extension, which provided additional weeks of benefits to Tier 2.
- Adding these extra weeks in Tier 1 makes them available for all long-term unemployed and not only those who live in a “high unemployment state.”
The latest that we have heard is that further discussions are likely to take place in early March.
Your Thoughts?
- What do you think about Tier 5?
- How many weeks should be added?
- Can Congress reach a solution?
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THE KING is an Arrogant Mule (a**)
Another stupid 99er calling people names. Can’t think of anything better ‘silly sid boy’?
The King your such a joke and as much time as you spend on here im pretty sure you dont have a job and are just pissed that you didnt get any unemployment
Aww! Another 99er dreaming.
I used to be a 99whiner. I got out of my rut and got a job. I was stupid for waiting for endless UE benefits. I thought I would get UE until I retired, I was wrong.
Your Debt Could Make You Rich!!!!
Not only is unemployment on the rise but so is ignorance and intolerance. I guess somethings in this country need to be in balance.
Unemployment is NOT on the rise!!! Crawl out of your cardboard box once in awhile.
People like you need to get in balance.
The economy has been in doldrums for more than four years, it is natural that many 99ers have lost the touch with reality whether the unemployment is getting low or high. 99ers would be able to feel that economy is improving when they are actually start driving to work and get caught in the heavy traffic pulling their hair on the freeway 666.
There is a big difference betweeen unempolyment rate going down at 10% unemployment and 6.0%. Unemployment rate going down at 6.0% means that we are at the end of the tunnel and heading toward recovery, but it doesn’t mean that otherwise; the houseing bubbles got burst was a real sucker for 99ers to look for jobs in dismal job market.
Sad how s o many people are on here joking around about this issue it really is people out here trying to get jobs an that really do need that money to get by until they get a job shame on u how sad
And they can get that money from unemployment while looking for a job,,,,,, for up to 99 weeks. That’s almost TWO YEARS. How much time does it take?
I too have run out of my UE benefits. I lost my job after 18 years with the same company. I have put in more applications than I can count even for jobs outside my field. I had a job interview last week for a minimum wage job and did not get it. They gave it to a college student who is graduating in 9 months and needs more hours. I am 51 and have bills to pay so essentially they will have to hire this position again in 9 months when this person graduates instead of hiring someone who plans on keeping this job for survival. How does that make any sense?
Stop whining!!!
I hope you end up with the same fate as Louis the XVI.
With your attitude it’s no wonder you can’t get a job.
99ers are just a product of natural selection, like thinning out the herd.
99ers are dead horses in a pool. Why? They couldn’t swim!!!
Why can’t we just all get along?
Everybody can get along without a tier 5. They’re doing it right now.
Good Morning!!!!
Yes it is…..
Question for 99is…?
Are you basically the only one on here with different names?
Just curious. It’s kind of like, “same old poop, just different flies”….
Poop(99is…)being the common denominator.
Just curious.
Oh, it’s inspiring to know Mitt the 12yr. old Southern Bell lover and Rick Santorum, the Female Advocate, are running. I feel so “warm & fuzzy” just knowing they’re there to “fix” themselves up as the leader of this great country. Oh boy it’s going to be extremely “fun”!!!
Another fine job by the GOP, grand old party!!!
Well 99is…, what’s your opinion??
Just curious…..
I know I’m voting for Obama. I like anemic economic growth, 5 dollar a gallon gasoline, high unemployment and an avalanche of debt.
I also like giving 20 million illegal aliens free medical care.
……add to that all the 99ers living in cardboard boxes and eating out of dumpsters!
This reply first is for 99ers best of wishes and your prayers will be answered in a way unimaginable. I tell you guys this though our leaders both puppets n puppetmasters strut with their $1000 suits and thick pockets rest assure they cannot take material pleasures to the grave. Indeed don’t try n understand why they bludger our planet with unnatural solutions thus they believe running to space with a few of their descendants will solve the issue. Keep in mind man does not have the ability to control what is not afraid of him!
For those of whom who speak from the unexperienced or of the unknown matters of others who are suffering will one day catch the glimpse of the light. Do not wish bad on those who speak unclean thoughts for they will have a change of heart by what is prepared destine specifically for them to encounter!
On another note if you want the attentions of the ones who write checks remember they gamble on Stocks! So don’t get gas for a week or a day n see what happens or use candles for a week cut back on energy or get a prepaid phone and use mins as needed trust me they will respond first by saying we are hurting other Americans but in the long run who needs who ultimately! Oh buying fortune 500 brands even generic brands hits their pockets research the owners and follow the cookie crums.. Then you will know who what where and why they give all people lower middle and upper class a tough time. There is a upper echelon class of people who do not abide by the same rules as the other three classes I mentioned. Be smart as they are and be peaceful yet swift and cunning. Know their laws and language and ignore the unclean tongue!
You’re writing is so pristine….I love it!! Thank you. I bet you’re not 99isenough in disguise.
No I’m not 99isenough! But I Thank you for taking the time out to read! I support all who are about equal rights and justice. I encourage others to truly understand that we all are effected by each others actions hi and low on the totem pole!
Hi there! Do you know if they make any plugins to protect against hackers? I’m kinda paranoid about losing everything I’ve worked hard on. Any suggestions?
99ers could eat that dead horse in that pool
If unemployment was ‘barely’ enough to ‘get by’, how have you been getting by without it for six months or more?
DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEATH DEATH DEATH
I am one of the 99ers, I have gone without food, and I have lost 20 lbs, which I could stand to lose another couple of 20′s, but not eating is just as bad as over eating. We have had to cancel are Health Insurance, and we pray that nothing happens to any of us, because we could not afford it. My hushand, my daughter and I have changed alot of things. We sit around and play games instead of watching TV. My daughter does not get to go to church every Wednesday, because we do not have the extra gas. We have Pawned things,
I wonder if everyone saying that 99er’s have excuses would sound any different if they were in the same boat. I ran through all my UE, but I’m still applying for jobs and trying to at least find work. I’m sure with some of the comments I’ve read, what I just wrote will get slammed and hated on or whatever. If there’s a Tier 5 great, if not, well that’s fine too. Either way I’ll still be looking until someone hires me. UE is barely enough money to get by and I’m just glad it was there for me. Too bad the system is so abused.
Although technically you need to keep looking until you find a job, but the reality is that there is not many jobs available. If you had been working all along when the unempolyment rate is below 5%, what is the liklihood that you be hired when it is 8.3%? What if the niche market in which you worked has evaporated and you need to switch your career in this harsh economy, what is the liklihood that someone hire you as inexperienced worker? In this economy, nepotism can be rampant, what if you don’t have any relative or friend can put your resume on the hiring manager’s desk with asterik mark with a highlighter on it? It’s time to think about fixing the economy and fixing the corruptions in the government bureaucracy.
How is that tier 5 fantasy working out for you 99ers today?
I’m on tier 5… it’s good, thank you.
yep, thanks to Nevada ‘no hiring anyone ever’ policy
99ers have more excuses than brain cells.
I hope that media stop telling lies about the economy. Is economy improving? How can economy be improving when gas price is so high and the housing market is still down in the pit.
I saw a old lady looked to be 93 years old still working in an government office. I worked and lived through every month with news of layoff making me feel like walking on thin ice, and yet there are some people born here very fortunate to be working till a month before their coffins are nailed down. Old people, please know that your brains don’t work anymore to hold the positions, and please stop working so hard…It’s about time that your Alzheimer needs to be checked and start thinking about heading to nursing home soon.
I do not believe you are talking about the older people who maybe still working. Because if they are still working it is because they need to, have you looked at some who is retired, they are just getting by month-to-month. I think I would go ahead and say that the Government needs to inspire the Businesses come back to America to run their Businesses. Get ready of the people who live here in the USA Taxes Free, just to have a Business here, that are not Legal Citizens; that way American’s can own their own Businesses again.
Scroll down for more LAME EXCUSES for not getting a job!! 99ers sure are full of excuses.
One idiot soldier rampaged a village in Afganistan killing a dozen people. Like Madoff screwed up a bunch of people and few individuals wreck the hovoc of the economy with derivitives, one idiot soldier screwed up the whole thing what would turned out to be a noble cause of the U.S. military….sigh
No, it wasn’t the soldier. The war was lost when Obama announced a pullout date. This undercut everything our troops had sacrificed for.
Only a total incompetent commander would tip his cards to the enemy.
Didn’t I tell you a LONG time ago there wasn’t going to be a tier 5? 99ers don’t listen very well. You should have listened to me.
How is that tier 5 going for you 99ers lately?
It now looks like we’ll have entire cities of 99ers living in cardboard boxes. Each will have a shopping cart parked in the driveway.
Spring is in the air; the warmth of spring starts thawing the frozen lakes and trouts are swimming here and there gleefully, but the fjob market that has been frozen wouldn’t be melting even after four springs have come and gone.
Yes. All of Obamas stimulus programs have failed. Trillions in debt and nothing to show.
Spring just around the corner. 99ers will emerge from soggy cardboard box houses and start the search for more welfare and cheap wine.
Hey,
Been unemployed for some time now but I’m not giving up my search for employment. For those of you that have work God Bless You. For those that don’t it’s hard. I had 2 interviews this week which makes me feel GREAT! I have 10 more good years to work B4 retirement so I chose a different avenue to work retail instead of manufacturing. If my base pay is less than unemployment, I will take the job. Cant stand sitting in front of the computer wasting my time filling out useless applications. I need a place to be, a purpose. I worked 32 years and paid the government my dues, now it’s time to get off my ass and find anything. You all should do the same. I fill out 3 applications a day, but it is sad that hardly nobody responds, but you have to “KEEP PUSHING ON”!
pk
Only three a day?
Don’t just keep pushing on; you will get exhausted for nothing. Don’t send hundreds of resume, you will waste your time and stamps. You gotta know when to push on…This is not a good time to keep on pushing…This is time to wait until the politicians pull out the dead horse from the pool.
God bless, 99ers. God will watch over you and your families. God will take care of you, and punish those who put your families in indignation.
I see this site, the last bastion for 99ers to whine for more free money, is growing SILENT!!
I knew 99ers were bull headed and unable to cope with reality for sometime.
There will NEVER be a tier 5, EVER!!!
Finally 99ers are coming to the realization of that.
Besides, whining and “demanding” more free government money never got anybody anywhere.
Remember when 99ers actually “demanded” a tier 5?
Bahaha!!!!
How did that go for you?
Hopefully 99ers have given up on that and used their time finding jobs, they ARE out there.
Well, have fun 99ers, I told you a long time ago there will NEVER be a tier 5, AND I WAS RIGHT!
It’s good to be,,,, ME!!
Happy times 99ers!!!
Does it make you feel good about yourself making fun of other people who need unemployment benefits? Get a LIFE you loser! Maybe one day you will know what its like to be on unemployment!
I normally wouldn’t reply to a post such as yours but I believe that such a ignorant post warranted one. First let me say that I live in Buffalo,NY and happen to be a 99er.
I Have been out of benefits now for over a year and a half. I am a mechanic (both motorcycle and automotive) and body-man by trade. I am also honorably discharged for the military as a Special Forces Operator. When I was first unemployed I went back to school to be a truck driver. I was hired by a trucking company and drove with them for less than 6 months before the company left its trucks stranded without the ability to get home for the holidays. Turns out they had closed their doors for good. Do to the short period of time I was driving and not being freshly out of driving school, I can not get a job driving.
I also can not go back to being a mechanic due to the fact that when all the dealerships closed either because the line of cars that they were selling got discontinued or the manufacturer downsized its dealership network which put all their mechanics out of work allowing repair shops and dealers to be able to hire those with the most experience.
Then you have the companies that will not hire you if you have been out of work for more than 18 months no matter what experience you have. Last time I checked that is discrimination but nothing is being done about that.
You think that this is “free” money. Its not. This is money that we have paid into the system for it to be a safety net. I do not know how you could possibly think that 4.5+ million people who are out of work and have exhausted their benefits, many for 6 months or more are just sitting around waiting for a “handout”. Many have lost their homes and cars, have sold anything of value that they owned to support their families.
If you really and truly believe that’s what they want then you are either a modern day Scrooge or are really ignorant. I tend to be leaning towards ignorant. This site is for us 99ers who need to be updated on what is going on to help us. If you have such a problem with that don’t post such ignorant comments that are only meant to hurt or rub salt into the still raw wounds. And if you are so sure about the jobs being there you must know where they are so please share them with us who need and want them.
Oh jeez!!! Another crybaby with a bunch of excuses!
Ben Bernanke tells Congress U.S. headed over -”massive financial cliff”.
This is the hope and change Obama promised!
Obama, Scrotum, Gingrich, Rick Perry, Romney….nobody can resuccitate the economy…it’s a dead horse in a pool.
99ISENOUGH IS DRINKING KOOL-AID AGAIN.
Thanks for the auspicious writeup. It in reality used to be a leisure account it. Look complicated to more delivered agreeable from you! However, how could we keep in touch?
How is that tier 5 today?
I’m on unemployment and I love it! In fact, 7 fellow co-workers are all doing the same. I make more than enough, plus I live with my parents, that helps. I will NOT look for a job while getting free money. Lots of partying, and sleeping late. Almost feels like winning the lottery. Just awesome. I make close to 500 a week, I have NO high school diploma, why would I want to work 40+ hours a week, even if I made 100 dollars more, which now seems unlikely, when I can collect free money? enjoy unemployment, just adapt, and make changes. its free money.
BS u don’t make $500 a week. I was getting that and I was make $80,000 per year with a wife and 2 kids and own a home. No way a single person gets $500 a week. Go away ..
You are a very bad LIER.
I dont lie.
I just multiply.
The Benefits of Being Unemployed!!
Not Having to Wake up to the Alarm Clock
That’s an obvious one. You can finally get the good 12 or 13 hours of sleep you’ve been craving since high school.
Read, Read and Read
One of the side benefits of being unemployed is that you really get to burn through your reading list… Yesterday I sat down and read Robert Vaughan’s Hard Times in something like 12 hours, 2pm to 2am.
Lose Weight!
Another is losing weight because I “don’t really need that extra slice of…” or dessert, for that matter. I learned that store-brand food, and other things, are just as good as the name-brand, and quite a bit less expensive. I’m feeding myself on less than $10 a day.
My beard – it’s still growing!
I also don’t have to worry about how well my face matches the cast of the West Wing–my friends and family, as I am reminded, “Love me the way I am.”
Getting Rid of Telemarketers and Door-to-Door Salesmen!!
Another is telling telemarketers that you’re not working right now, seems to have the almost instantaneous effect of making them go away.
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Performance Reviews – Quotes Taken from actual performance evaluations:
“Since my last report, this employee has reached rock bottom and has started to dig.”
“His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of morbid curiosity.”
“I would not allow this employee to breed.”
“This associate is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a definitely won’t be.”
“Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap.”
The Benefits of Being Unemployed!!
Here’s some cheery advice for all you unemployed out there!:
1.) before the lay-off
Take as much stuff from your company as possible because you’re going to need it. If you can take your laptop, great but at the very least, take all your files. You should be doing this just at the rumor that there might be a lay-off. Be really nice to the mailroom guys because they’ll let you mail all sorts of thing to your home.
2.) get new friends
If your old friends are still working it is going to be a bit hard trying to keep hanging out with them. It’s going to really annoy them that you have no money to do things. Chances are they are going to pay for you out of pity. That’s eventually going to cause some friction. If you aren’t really fond of these friends to begin with, this could be the perfect time to sever the relationship and get some new, wealthy friends.
3.) fix up your place
Put that shelf up, change the shower head, grout the bathroom, build the Ikea table that’s been sitting in the box for 8 months. Or just clean up the damn place. It’s a mess.
4.) sell something
Everyone has crap that they want to get rid of. This is a great time to do it. You can start by selling your business attire. No, don’t sell yourself – not unless you can avoid it at least!!
5.) go back to school
Trying to find a job these days is quite difficult. You might even laugh when you wonder why the hell you went to college in the first place. Think of how hard you will laugh when you have an MBA or a PhD and still can’t find a job.
6.) learn something new
Did you always fantasize about being a Rock Star or a Paleontologist? Well now’s your chance to have some fun. Sign up for guitar lessons or go out and dig a hole in someone’s yard. This is a great time to finally explore and pursue your true passion. If you’re the very rare person whose passion was doing the job you were just laid-off from, then do something you hate so you can see why the rest of us were so miserable when we were working.
6.) beat the blues
Not working can be depressing, and cheering yourself up can cost money. Maybe knowing about people who are worse off than you will actually make you count your blessings. Join an AA meeting or watch Dateline.
7.) a novel idea
I’ll bet you have always thought about writing a best selling novel or an academy award winning screenplay. Chances are, you’ll never write either, but the thought that you are going to be a writer can be so uplifting. Buy a couple of notepads and a few new pens. (Even if you still have the supplies you stole from your company.) Write the name of your book/movie on the cover. Every now and then, jot down a few ideas. Start telling people you’re a writer.
8.) read a little
It may be too late for the self-help kind. Read the classics, something from Charles Dickens or Danielle Steele. Go to the library and get it for free.
9.) lose some weight
This could be the perfect way to lose weight. Since you are unemployed, you have no money for food. Secondly, you have all the time in the world to exercise. Can’t use the old, “I’m too busy to work out” excuse now sucker!
10.) family ties
This is a once and a lifetime opportunity to spend some great quality time with your family.
11.) family byes
Try to get a way from your family. After a few weeks together, you will want to kill yourself.
12.) ask your parents for cash
Since they are older, they are probably from that ‘Save your money’ generation. Also, visit them more often to soften them up. Plus, get a free meal too.
13.) don’t steal but…
If the bank accidentally deposits some money in your account or you are given the wrong amount of change in your favor, shut up. Take the money and run.
14.) here’s your tip
Tipping is out of control in the first place. Use this opportunity to reexamine your tips. Does Veritas really prepare quality food all the time? No. Then stop tipping. Taxi drivers, bellhops, waiters, should still get tips, but let’s be realistic and extra critical of their service.
15.) unpass the buck
You probably have some services that you are still paying for like; housecleaning, yard work, laundry, garbage pick up. Eliminate these luxuries and start doing things yourself. You probably always complained about their work and thought you could do a better job.
16.) no thrills no frills
There are a lot of products in plain white packages that are cheaper and just as good as the brand name products. Some of which are even made by the same companies that produced the brand name products. That said, stop drinking bottled water.
17.) taps
Stop drinking bottled water and turn to tap water instead. It might not be good (here its quite chloriney) but it will at least quench your thirst and let you live a few more weeks
18.) lower your standards
Admit it! You’ve been spoiled. Get back in to the human race and accept your place. You can make something of yourself later. For now, just be. You may find that’s what you are really good at.
19.) plan a trip
But don’t go. This is very similar to the, ‘I’m going to write a novel’ thing. Sometimes planning a trip and fantasizing about an exotic adventure is all you need to put a smile on your face. You will be kept so busy trying to decide which Island in the Caribbean you should go to. Getting other unemployed friends involved increases the excitement exponentially.
20.) paid volunteers
People who volunteer are the most unselfish people on earth. But paid volunteers are the smart ones. Let’s face it, rich people become volunteers out of guilt. I’m not sure why there are so many old volunteers, but bless them too. Maybe they get discounts. This will certainly help your self esteem. Until you realize you can’t buy chicken with self esteem. If you are going to volunteer, do it where people really need you; hospitals, big brother, etc.
21.) doggy style
Whenever you have the pleasure of eating out, make sure to take ask for all the leftovers. If there are leftovers from your dining partners, ask for those to be wrapped as well. You can stretch this buy asking the surrounding tables too.
22.) go fish
Whether you live inland or near the shore (I live on an island so this is on my daily schedule), you have a great opportunity to catch your own meal. If you don’t have your own rod and reel, borrow one from a friend. Dig up a few worms and off you go. Fresh water will provide you with some fine trout and bass, while the oceans offer up some delicious sole.
23.) go farm
I don’t think you should get into the meet and dairy aspects of farming, but you will be amazed how easy it is to grow vegetables. I think you have to start in May. Beefsteak Tomatoes are easy. Avoid eggplant and Zucchini.
24.) join the army
If you have been unemployed for a long time and have no other career option consider joining the army. The pay isn’t so good but you can live on it. If for any reason you are rejected by any of the armed forces, other than the Air Force, you must have some serious problems.
25.) go directly to jail
If things get really bad, do something illegal and get caught. This tactic was used during the depression. Do something bad enough that will land you a few weeks in prison. Don’t do anything that will land you in Oz.
Answer to Riddle: It’s the stock options and end-of-year performance bonus – promises which evaporated after I took the job and which left me hanging in the limbo for 3 years working in excess of 11 hours a day including weekends with no overtime paid!! And surprise not the more I worked, the more was expected of me until I could stand it no more and freaked out.
Gingrich is overtly against passing Tier5. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He has no clue how 99ers are suffering from this economy debacle that was triggered by greed of rich people.
This is not an educational post. Instead, this is a post about discovery since I don’t quite understand President Obama’s American Jobs Act. One of the key initiatives of the jobs bill is “extending unemployment benefits further” given how bad the labor market is now. I’m in full support of this ~$450 billion dollar bill, and besides figuring out how to pay for it (crushing local governments and charities it seems!), I have the following questions:
* Will the unemployment benefits be extended for those who have already exhausted their 99 weeks? Or, is the 99 week unemployment benefits only to be extended for new unemployment recipients?
* If the unemployment benefits are extended for those who have already exhausted their 99 weeks, how many more weeks do they get?
You didn’t believe my “Shock & Awe Yeah“, 5-year unemployment benefits program had a chance to become reality did you? Well now you know the direction is true. 260 weeks of unemployment benefits is an incredible safety net that encourages people to take risks at their jobs because they won’t be as worried about going into financial ruin if they get fired. Think about all the the great innovation that will come out of people who are no longer scared. It’s great to see the government come around to mega unemployment benefits!
THE GOVERNMENT HAS SOME BIG BOOBIES
While soaking my aching muscles in the club’s hot tub one day, I met a very tan and fit girl. Nobody is that tan in San Francisco, because the average temperature year round is only 67 degrees. So I asked her where she’s been and she said 6 weeks in Bali after being let go from a job she hated at Billabong.
Of course I asked her whether she was able to get unemployment benefits while overseas, and she said por supuesto! I asked her how, and she mentioned she’d never tell. She’d have traveled longer, but was afraid her mail would pile up too high. She was also a little paranoid that the California Employment Development Department would come knocking on her door to find out she’s been gone for all this time.
After a couple of drinks in the hot tub, she finally opened up on how she could keep getting paid her benefits while not even being in the country and really looking for a job. Amazingly, it’s not too hard at all because everything is online! All she has to do is “check in”. She also gave a trusted friend all her pertinent info to check in online for her and click the main box, “Yes, I have been actively looking for employment.“ After waiting 3 weeks for her first unemployment check to be direct deposited, they just start coming in ever week like clockwork.
IS IT BAD TO MILK THE GOVERNMENT, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT MILKS US?
Maybe because I was a little tipsy, I kind of felt proud of her for milking the government. The government milks us so much in taxes to just flush our hard-earned money down the drain, that it was nice to see someone get some of it back. After all, we pay into the system. It’s our money.
I’ve always thought about what I’d do if I was unemployed. It’s not something I want, or a situation I think any unemployed person really wants to be in, mind you. I’m just imagining what if and looking on the bright side. If unemployment were to arrive, I would get up at my usual 6am time and be the very first soul to stand in line at the unemployment line because I would be so excited to finally starting getting money from the government! However, as we just learned from Bali girl, everything is done online, so I can just fill out the forms in my pajamas.
After I’ve registered, I’d consider taking a three month hiatus away from searching for unemployment to go travel the world on a cruise. I would simply check in once a week online to demonstrate that I’m looking for a job. Of course I’ll search on Craigslist and e-mail some friends to see what’s out there and keep in touch to keep things kosher. However, with the internet, you no longer have to be trapped in your home to search for a job!
DRAWING FROM THE ENDLESS MONEY WELL
You think that there is some kind of limit to the amount of times you can collect unemployment, but given how inefficient the government is, I’m just not so sure. Let’s say you work for one year after college and got let go. Can you then proceed to collect 99 weeks of unemployment insurance despite only working for 52 weeks? After the 99 weeks is over, you find another job for 26 weeks until you get let go again. Can you then go ahead and collect 99 weeks, 52 weeks, or even 26 weeks of unemployment insurance again?
In Pennsylvania, if you have worked at least 16 weeks in the base year, you get 16 weeks of unemployment. If you worked 18 weeks, you can get 26 weeks of unemployment benefits though! Each state is a little different, and if you’re unemployed, simply file the claim and let the unemployment agency decide.
Whatever the unemployment case may be, I’m pleased to see the government extending unemployment to beyond 99 weeks, for new recipients and old. Things are going to get real ugly before the holidays, and we need all the help we can get!
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Instead of looking for a job?
Is your brother a lazy 99er like you?
Whats the best thing to get a 99er’s baby for it birthday?
nothing.
There are those people who are releived safely acrossing over a bridge before the bridge got tumbled down stranding other people on the other side of the river. They laugh at the people standed on the other side, and say why the people can’t go across the river….99isenough is one of those idiotic people who made across the bridge and feeling relieved…99isenough is laughing at the people.
I was on unemployment in 2008. Ran through every tier, up to 4.
Worked under the table the whole time too, making 14 bucks an hour.
I also collected foodstamps during that time, 364 dollars per month worth. I even sold foodstamps to my friends.
Well what do ya know, after my extensions ran out, it was winter and my boss said were done for a while. So I go get a factory job and after almost 4 months, I GOT MYSELF LET GO!
Know why? Time to go back to under the table and collect MORE unemployment.
And more foodstamps.
you suckers need to learn the system.
my steak just came off the grill, its time to eat.
later suckers.
another 3 post by 99isenough
99isenough doesn’t know anything about work that’s why he has no idea how long you have to work to qualify for unemployment. Living on welfare he is too fat to get out of bed let alone get across any bridges. LOL
(99isenough
February 20, 2012 at 11:22 AM · Reply
Tax payers don’t pay my bills. My trust fund does.
Unlike you, I am wealthy and sit at home all day and laugh at you pathetic human beings.
After 2 years, you deserve to lose your house)
99isenough I though you worked for a living.
(99isenough
January 14, 2012 at 2:42 PM · Reply
I work for a living)
I wonder how loud you would laugh if I was standing in front of you…?? It would take me 2 seconds to wipe that smile off your face brave boy
Like you wiped out your job search after 2 years?
Nowadays, It’s neither great to be a Greek nor one of 1.4 million middle income Americans who lost their jobs in the past four years.
1.4 million or over 20 million?
Nowadays its not good to be an employee, no matter where you live. Secondly, in Greece most people over there have 2-3 homes, not counting a boat and a motorbike parked near a marina, so do not be so sure they mean Greek when they are talking about Greece…maybe foreigners who want citizenship. Plus over there in Greece they have unemployment extensions…unlike American government who does not care for its own people,but rather support countries who are muslim, and hate christians.
TO: 99ISENOUGH
PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH!
Well 99isenough sure likes to talk chit. Someone who “has a trust fund” means you don’t really work, and probably never have. It must be nice to sponge off others hard work and then have the nerve to talk chit about it. Sounds like your the biggest sponge of all. I am sure there are a few who take advantage but I beleive without doubt that the majority here are just hard working folks looking for honest work.
I am a 99er myself, lost my job in july 2008 after 23 years in the business. Title insurance to be exact. My position was V.P. Western Region. In charge of California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. Not sure how big your trust fund is, if you really even have one, but I made $1.3 mil from 2001 until my last position in 2008. I paid more than $600K in taxes, I’m single with no kids so I was at the highest tax bracket. So I have paid more than my fair share of taxes into this system that now forsakes me.
Now if you think that I enjoy going from $12K a month to $1800 month to “Sponge” then you are completely out of your mind. I went from a 3 bedroom 2 bath house, One Car One Truck and a motorcycle (Hyabusa GSXR1300, loved that bike) to an apartment that is 150 sq feet. I moved from California with unemployement at 10+ percent to Hawaii at 4.8 percent to find work. I also went back to school taking a completely different industry major. So before you spout off that we are lazy, think again. We do what we have to to find work.
I have nothing to complain about, I live in one of the most beautiful places on Earth, and I had a great life while I WAS making the money. I will again make the money but unlike you, I WORK FOR IT!
I had a friend who was like you, he inherited a large amount of money and lived like a king for 10 years…that money ran out and now he is almost on the streets because he never did work or learn a trade.
I will indeed hope for a Tier 5, I will also claim welfare, and any other program I can, I earned that right, I paid into it. I bet you never have even paid more than a couple grand of taxes your whole life so you really have nothing to say. I figure your just some pedafile who gets his rocks off by spouting hurtful things when your not touching your neices or the neighborhood kids. God has a special place for the likes of you. Why dont you tell everyone where you live if your so tough talking. Only scared little boys can talk the way you do while you hide. Be a man and stand behind your words, say it in public openly in person if your so sure about what you say!
Good luck to all of you who are having a difficult time, hopefully the future will get brighter sooner than later!!!
If you made 1.3 million dollars (I don’t believe you at all) and your still broke, then you might qualify to be the most stupid human to ever live.
Nobody cares about your bike either.
Hows that tier 5 coming along?
The U.S. federal government spent about $168 billion on the federal welfare system per year. That’s a lot of money! ChaCha!
Depends upon the economy. During boom times very little is spent on unemployment benefits. During economic messes like the current debacle, tens of billions of dollars per year are doled out in benefits.
In the end though, NONE of it is government dollars. Unemployment benefits are funded primarily by employer payroll taxes. (A few states also collect a small UI tax from employees though that’s the exception, not the rule.) Those taxes go into a trust fund and are held to pay benefits for unemployed workers.
During good times those trust funds can accumulate huge amounts of money while in bust times they can be drained and go into the red. Once the economy recovers and employment reaches full employment levels, the funds will be replenished and will grow again. Money given to the states by the federal government to pay extended benefits will be repaid (with interest) so ultimately it does not cost the taxpayers much, if anything at all.
99isenough lives off taxpayers, we were living off our own contributions from working
99isenough keeps saying the gov pays to support unemployed only people like him are free loaders, welfare cracker
who’s the leader of himself, who has no friends you see, 99isenough he wishes he was me. 99isenough he wishes he was thee
hes probably on welfare!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!for years