99ers unemployment extension: Protests against 2010 Obama decision

[Joanne98]

The complete bypass of the 99ers unemployment extension by the Obama administration in 2010 has led to candlelight vigils all across the country in protest. The 99ers, or long-time unemployed who have exhausted their quotas of unemployment benefits for 99 weeks, were left out in the cold this Christmas and took to the streets holding candles and drawing attention to the fact that there are millions of Americans who still can’t find work in today’s job market.

The issue with 99ers unemployment extension for the year 2010 is not just a problem of not being able to find a job; as many people as there are trying to find employment, there are an equal number who are not even trying, happy to live on the hard-earned tax dollars provided by those who do work to support their families. With sentiments equally divided, most people are forced to take sides in a debate that they don’t want in the first place. The Bill that Obama signed into effect last Friday pushed those on the wall to one or the other side in this heated debate.

While the Tier 5 addition was a highly lobbied modification to the unemployment benefit system, no real progress had been made to squeeze it through as an addition to the Bill. Detractors of the 99ers unemployment extension argue that if someone really wanted to make ends meet after benefits ran out, they could easily work two jobs – retail stores, fast food restaurants, and several other employers are always advertising for help. Supporters, however, see it differently; they argue that these jobs tend to go to the younger unemployed workforce, leaving others with no choice but to depend on legislation by the Obama administration to carry them through 2010 and the next year.

http://thsnews.com/99ers-unemployment-extension-protests-against-2010-obama-decision/323998/

[Citizen Worker]

1. Workers are disposable commodities. When someone no longer creates surplus through their labor they

are expendable. It is a simple straight forward calculation.

[Demeter]

2. Even Better, Most Work Isn't Worth a Living Wage

never mind benefits like health care, or a paid vacation...such things are only for the Chosen Ones, the Gilded Elite.