The unemployed justifiably worry about whether they will get a job or if they do not get a job if they will lose unemployment and any public assisted safety net. The under employed worry if they are living a new miserable normal. The still employed worry that they will become unemployed or under employed. Given the structural defect of our new economy they must all worry.
I’ve asked many in the three above mentioned groups since the election if they voted and if they did how they voted. I found the answers fascinating. Firstly, many did not vote. Of those who did not vote most would have voted Democratic. Of those who voted, most voted Republican. Granted I live in a very conservative area in a fairly conservative state, I was most amazed that those at most risk tended to vote Republican because they thought things needed to change to help their situation or perceived possible bad situation forthcoming.
If I had hair on my head I swear I would be bald from hair pulling as opposed to my daily head shaving ritual. That these people cannot understand that the destruction of our economy was caused by 30 years of Republican led supply side economics is befuddling. Further that they cannot understand that it would take over a decade to correct is tantamount to a toddler seeking instant gratification. Worst of all that many of those most in need would put those with policies whose outcome is surely the continued destruction and pilfering of the middle class and by design will have a negative material effect on them is a sure sign of insanity created by misinformation causing mass indoctrination.
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Unemployment Extension Standoff Makes N.C. Woman ‘Feel Like A Pawn In A Chess Game’
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Cathy Millen doesn’t appreciate the way Congress toys with the unemployed whenever it’s time to reauthorize long-term jobless aid.
"Every time it comes up for renewal, it’s like being on a roller coaster that’s way out of control," she told HuffPost. "Every time it comes up I feel like a pawn in a chess game."
Extended unemployment benefits will begin to expire at the end of November absent a congressional reauthorization. House Republicans defeated one attempt last week before Congress adjourned for its Thanksgiving break. Lawmakers will have one more day in session to prevent a lapse, which is widely expected.
"My last check will be the week ending Nov. 30 unless they come back on Nov. 29 and miraculously vote an extension," said Millen, who lives in Charlotte, N.C.
State agencies are warning claimants that there will be no more Emergency Unemployment Compensation or Extended Benefits, which combined provide up to 53 weeks of federally-funded benefits for people who exhaust 26 weeks of state benefits without finding work. Millen is in the same boat as two million people who could lose their benefits by the end of December.
Millen, 60, said she lost her job as a sales rep with a home building company in September 2009. She said she’s burned through her savings during a dismal job search.
"It’s so frustrating," she said. "You have to fill everything out online. Nobody talks to you in person. You’re just shooting resumes out into a black hole."
Unemployment Extension Standoff Makes N.C. Woman ‘Feel Like A Pawn In A Chess Game’
