Check in if you lost your unemployment benefits today, thanks to Senator Bunning

[lizziegrace]

I claim my self-employment income, but some weeks (more than I care to think about), there is none. As of today, we're all on our own without even a life raft. 200,000 in Ohio alone. So, is this a test to see how long we can tread water while the sharks circle?

Just asking...

[Zomby Woof]

1. Bunning is making me reconsider my stance against torture

Waterboarding may yet have practical applications.

:hug:

[lizziegrace]

2. And Kentucky's not that far away

if I could afford the cost of fuel...

:-/

[TK421]

3. I'm almost afraid to ask what this is about....I'm still on my first extension

and still haven't found work around here. My benefits are scheduled to expire on June 5th, but I thought there was another extension out there ( tier 2, I believe it is called ) in case the situation is about the same come that time

[hippywife]

4. Here ya go:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124124995

In other words, how long can you tread water? :(

[TK421]

7. I'm sorry....I'm a bit confused by this

Is another extension denied, or do I automatically lose benefits? Because my current benefits expire in June...and I file this Sunday

at least, what I gather from that is they are denying new claims or just another extension

sorry if I don't get it, I've had a long week

[hippywife]

9. I'm not really sure but it sounds like

it's for those whose benefits are currently expiring.

[lizziegrace]

10. I got a robo-call from the state of Ohio

telling me to continue to file claims even though I'm not going to get paid. Since you don't expire until June, I think you're okay. Keep filing your weekly claims and call your state office with questions.

[hippywife]

5. So sorry, sweetie.

I heard this yesterday on NPR and could not believe the callousness of this ass.

:hug:

[Capn Sunshine]

6. This is a classic Republican tactic

no matter the toll , no matter the suffering, if things go badly, the incumbents suffer at the polls.

It's a cynical calculation to regain power, and this sort of behavior is begging for a special bill and reconciliation.

[lizziegrace]

11. Doesn't matter to him

that every single dollar spent in unemployment benefits goes right back in to the economy. Every single dime.

I don't know what I'm going to do.

[TZ]

8. Don't you know? Kentucky basketball is more important than your livelihood!

What.A.Dickweed. :hug: