tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post6247719731280974797..comments2023-12-19T22:41:37.465-08:00Comments on Interns Over 40: Friday 's Hot Tamale: Should Government Extend Unemployment Benefits?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991904316699838262noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-40911442452455578492010-04-19T12:45:52.841-07:002010-04-19T12:45:52.841-07:00I have been out of work for 14 months, and very fr...I have been out of work for 14 months, and very frustrated by it. My feeling is though that unemployment should end after a certain period of time. Not that I want to see anyone hurt, but it cannot and should not go on forever. Currently, NJ is tied to the unemployment number and there is 99 wks available, that should be the end of it. As far as COBRA, that should continue as long as needed, DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192022740366925034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-53193756914372827672010-03-24T14:43:31.975-07:002010-03-24T14:43:31.975-07:00I think the government should continue unemploymen...I think the government should continue unemployment until there are jobs enough for all of us unemployed. I am about to loose my unemployment benefit (approaching the 99 weeks) and I am hoping for another extension. I have been out since June 2008 and have only had 10 interviews in all of that time. I am in finance in the architectural industry and of the 10 only 4 were in the industry. I have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-73764134374867353072010-03-20T08:26:10.246-07:002010-03-20T08:26:10.246-07:00I haven't been on anyone's payroll since O...I haven't been on anyone's payroll since October 2008. I'm in the software industry & the future is starting to change, ever so slowly. I have a wife and two small sons who up to 2008 I've been able to provide for very well. If anyone thinks that a lack of money doesn't put a strain on a marriage then you're head is in the sand. We just separated & I just took an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-28522751664586239832010-03-20T07:56:11.659-07:002010-03-20T07:56:11.659-07:00I too cannot find work after an eleven-month searc...I too cannot find work after an eleven-month search. My age is against me and I too have gotten the rejection of "you don't know aerospace AND knitting" type answers. I don't believe in big government, but with the employment crisis, we need this help. I know people from other countries who have jobs that I could do. Yet, I could not go to their homelands and take a job. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-74807204719643708252010-03-20T07:50:40.752-07:002010-03-20T07:50:40.752-07:00I too cannot find work after an eleven-month searc...I too cannot find work after an eleven-month search. My age is against me and I too have gotten the rejection of "you don't know aerospace AND knitting" type answers. I don't believe in big government, but with the employment crisis, we need this help. I know people from other countries who have jobs that I could do. Yet, I could not go to their homelands and take a job. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-81884034495933982362010-03-20T05:32:18.225-07:002010-03-20T05:32:18.225-07:00My only comment on this article is that you have b...My only comment on this article is that you have be pretty irresponsible to even have asked the question to begin with... This article is EXACTLY what is wrong with America. I am, in fact, currently unemployed and I would not want a 'helping hand' to feed me forever. As much as I want to work and need to work, I do not want to be 'enabled' forever. At some point, it has to endiCerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835122747139844252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-47308036447261828962010-03-19T10:51:23.842-07:002010-03-19T10:51:23.842-07:00Like Alex below, I have been unemployed for a sig...Like Alex below, I have been unemployed for a significant period of time, over a year and a half. I have been searching for a job across multiple job segments. I have also not been accepted at lower paying jobs (I have an MBA) and I am sure that my age is a factor as well (61) I have spent my life in the automotive industry (Supplier Side) where jobs today are very scarce, and highly Displaced From Automotivenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-73779115452962149852010-03-19T08:14:28.380-07:002010-03-19T08:14:28.380-07:00Federal legislation enacted in July 2008 provided ...Federal legislation enacted in July 2008 provided up to 13 weeks of extended benefits for workers who exhausted their regular UI benefits in California and across the country. Legislation enacted in November 2008 adds up to 7 weeks to the earlier extension, for a total of up to 20 weeks of extended benefits. The legislation states that these added benefits are only payable for weeks beginning on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-78507621362954602392010-03-19T06:33:49.494-07:002010-03-19T06:33:49.494-07:00They shouldn't be 'forever', but perha...They shouldn't be 'forever', but perhaps tied to the national unemployment rate similar to the way the Fed manages interest rates.The Road That Beckonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987981729488665902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-18676081500575242932010-03-19T06:11:53.511-07:002010-03-19T06:11:53.511-07:00I have been unemployed for 340 days (11 months and...I have been unemployed for 340 days (11 months and 6 days). I have been looking for a job since the very first day after I got laid off due to the bad economy. Because I have a PhD, I have been denied low-income jobs as cashier, bank teller, customer service rep, etc. Also because of my PhD, I have been denied lower-paying jobs in my own field because I am "overqualified", even temp Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-29422564897570888682010-03-19T01:07:34.831-07:002010-03-19T01:07:34.831-07:00Actually, you can collect up to 99 weeks in califo...Actually, you can collect up to 99 weeks in california, not 79 weeksUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519309062577310622noreply@blogger.com