tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post4254459597562567624..comments2024-02-12T03:52:56.970-05:00Comments on Politics and World News: Could an Unemployment Extension Tier V 99ers Movement Change the GOP’s Mind?Jennifer Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15060649035555013556noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-71395547158567115962010-09-03T01:20:12.899-04:002010-09-03T01:20:12.899-04:00"Richard from Ohio" here:
A series of l..."Richard from Ohio" here:<br /><br />A series of local rallies might be a good idea if properly coordinated and done to put our best foot forward. It doesn't have to be fancy -- just well-executed.<br /><br />Also, I am now pressing for a new idea: to see if a Tier V (or and extension of Tier IV) can be done via *Executive Order*. -- There is sufficient money for it under the ARRA funds.<br /><br />The reason is pretty straightforward. The way Congress is going and with an anticipated stonewalling on it by the GOP, it will be months before the 99ers get any help. Any existing bill probably won't pass before late in October and then the states would have to gear up to get the benefits out. So, that means mid-to late November or later.<br /><br />I don't know about the other 99ers, but I'm not going to make it that long without a job or UI (ran out at end of March). So, I suggest to keep writing your Sens and Reps and the leadership, as well as to the White House and ask specifically for an E.O. It could happen in a few weeks instead of a few months if the WH would have the will to act.<br /><br />These guys all claim to be for it. They need to be pressed to deliver. People need help *Now*!!!<br /><br />As for a possible rally date, how about Sept. 22, the first day of autumn? It's a Wednesday. Please respond back here with thoughts on the subject.<br /><br /> ** Tier V to Stay Alive! **<br /><br />To the 99ers and long-term U/E workers: Be well and stay strong!<br /><br />^^^^^<br /><br />P.S. -- Glenn Beck can bite me! (Did anyone here see the BS he said about the 99ers?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-66050426642527579452010-08-28T03:09:17.538-04:002010-08-28T03:09:17.538-04:00I ready to rally. They dont understand how hard up...I ready to rally. They dont understand how hard up everyone is right now but then again why would they they are using taxpayers moneys for their big lunches the cars they drive all the money they make and taking care of all the illigal immigrants who dont have to pay why the americans suffer. They say go get food stamps and stuff like that. Hell they dont want to give them. They need to extend it so so many people are not out on the street I jus wonder if they sleep well at night in all there big nice fancy houses knowing the world is going to hell and they allowing it to happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-2131277230013220532010-08-26T17:07:08.728-04:002010-08-26T17:07:08.728-04:00YES SIR, I WOULD RALLY IN A HEART BEAT IF IT WAS I...YES SIR, I WOULD RALLY IN A HEART BEAT IF IT WAS IM MY CITY. MAJORITY OF UMEMPLOYED PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON OR ANY OTHER STATE TO RALLY..MY SUJECTION WOULD BE IF WE CAN SOMEHOW UNITED IN EVERY STATE AND DO IT, I THINK THE OUTCOME WILL BE MORE BENIFICIAL FOR ALOT OF UMEMPLOYED PERSONAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-70799296287782524762010-08-26T15:44:18.143-04:002010-08-26T15:44:18.143-04:00Dam, I thought this article was about unemployment...Dam, I thought this article was about unemployment. Anyway all this about voting out the Republicans in November, hows that going to work when they are wining the Primaries?<br />They should be thrown out now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-42638986895242692782010-08-26T15:37:50.783-04:002010-08-26T15:37:50.783-04:00Your sorta right but the Rainbows did'nt come ...Your sorta right but the Rainbows did'nt come out of my mind. No more crayons for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-72700266188365048482010-08-26T13:57:39.835-04:002010-08-26T13:57:39.835-04:00Well, "shitting rainbows," way to contri...Well, "shitting rainbows," way to contribute to a thread. You obviously have a colorful mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-23050946815632021702010-08-26T01:26:42.101-04:002010-08-26T01:26:42.101-04:00Me to post 12:54am.
Problem is, yesterday I ate an...Me to post 12:54am.<br />Problem is, yesterday I ate an entire box of crayons and I have been shitting rainbows ever sinceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-69343340129114188782010-08-26T00:54:02.130-04:002010-08-26T00:54:02.130-04:00I gotta go take a Big Shit after reading all thisI gotta go take a Big Shit after reading all thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-58858438724910224942010-08-25T22:42:40.160-04:002010-08-25T22:42:40.160-04:00You have all said it all...there is nothing else l...You have all said it all...there is nothing else left to say...just remember IF ANYONE VOTES FOR EVEN ONE INCUMBENT IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION...SHAME ON YOU, SHAME ON YOU...Not one of the members of CONGRESS or THE SENATE or even THE PRESIDENCY if this was a presidential election year...should be RE-ELECTED EVER...this is a total shame on this fine country...a terrible shame...and these are the disgusting individuals we have voted into office...OUT WITH ALL OF THEM. They really have done nothing for us and like everyone else I only wish them to have the same bad fortune that we have had and lose their jobs and not be able to get another one. It is amazing how they can skew the numbers in their favor by not counting the 4 to 8 million of us who have reached the end of our benefits to not even be counted any longer in the unemployment numbers...Good luck to us all...We really need it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281302795740241892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-74177850885630772642010-08-25T19:38:34.052-04:002010-08-25T19:38:34.052-04:00I know just where we can find jobs we all saw last...I know just where we can find jobs we all saw last wk unemployment numbers rose another 500thousand.But hey theres plenty of jobs out there thats right.All we have to do is go to these companys where all hard working idoits work find out what the companys paying there workers and say i will do that job for 3/4s of the money your paying that guy.Its still better than min wage and i would also tell them you dont have to pay me health in.you dont even have to pay me while im training.That way we can work and they can be unemployed then we can hear them whine.Im deadly serious about this i think these companys being as bottom line concerned as they are would go for this in a heartbeat.but dont you folks worry theres millions of fast food jobs out thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-47216054392079168482010-08-25T18:11:21.776-04:002010-08-25T18:11:21.776-04:00To the above poster: well said, well said.To the above poster: well said, well said.True taxpayernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-83925287592453683812010-08-25T17:37:14.400-04:002010-08-25T17:37:14.400-04:00What a stupid self serving news article this is. I...What a stupid self serving news article this is. I love the statement " The 99ers are a strong-willed group of individuals. It’s something that is very commendable. After all, they have to fight for what they think is right, as nothing will just be handed to them." Do you think maybe they should quit looking for additional handouts and, if you're so strong willed, find a damn job and get back to work. Glen Beck has it right. You people should be ashamed. Stop taking money from us who are contributing to this country. Try giving back for a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-30233484901090439322010-08-25T16:43:11.079-04:002010-08-25T16:43:11.079-04:00I will be a 99er next month. I would love to go o...I will be a 99er next month. I would love to go on a rally to Washington, but like me, most of the unemployed don't have or can't afford to spend the money to travel there. Something needs to be done, so many people are homeless, I could next if I don't find a job soon! So much bickering and it's the PEOPLE that are suffering, us Americans! Recession... more like a Depression! I noticed also while I'm looking for work that the pay scale for work has gone down...not many descent paying jobs out there. So way is that going down and the cost of food, gas, and rent are going up?! They need to do something quick...Americans need help!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-69592536035226604332010-08-25T15:24:27.858-04:002010-08-25T15:24:27.858-04:00Not finding employment affects the entire country....Not finding employment affects the entire country.<br /><br />Not having food or shelter affects not only the unemployed, but the entire community.<br /><br />Losing homes to foreclosure not only hurts the evicted, but devalues entire neighborhoods.<br /><br />Not having UI places families in danger, stresses entitlement programs and hurts local businesses as demands for products/services fall.<br /><br />At this point, even those opposed to UI, can contribute intelligently instead of wasting bandwidth with suggestions that even they think is drivel.<br /><br />The problem with this economy is not only lack of jobs, but perception. Fear promotes spending cuts, promotes lay-offs, promotes consumer pull -back, promotes deflation, promotes more lay offs. <br /><br />There have to be viable solutions, now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-67853856461191650532010-08-25T12:33:34.615-04:002010-08-25T12:33:34.615-04:00The solution to this economic mess is simple. End...The solution to this economic mess is simple. End all government welfare and entitlement programs. End the minimum wage law. Increase police patrols to combat theft and crime. Set up more tent city jails (like Sheriff Joe) to house the people who turn to crime when their entitlement programs are cutoff. Have our military go on the offense against anyone that shows a hint of aggression to us. Prosperity will follow guaranteed.SLAP A COMMUNISTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-80480123378663776872010-08-25T10:38:41.398-04:002010-08-25T10:38:41.398-04:00My question is this when is this bill going to be ...My question is this when is this bill going to be submitted...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-45087767006657407332010-08-25T10:37:37.391-04:002010-08-25T10:37:37.391-04:00One thing for sure you cant count on family for ha...One thing for sure you cant count on family for hard times seems like the greed has struck them as well.Must have been nice to have a 200 dollar a month mortage.Im an unnemployed electrician and i have never did this i dont know how many homes i have wired and how many comercial buildings i have worked on.Yet cant afford to own a home or own a business.No children yet but i will be the last of them because of this.Also im tired of wiring buildings for the RICH , i will pump gas let the illegal imagrants do the wiring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-86407450810540344112010-08-25T09:16:42.303-04:002010-08-25T09:16:42.303-04:00"Taxpayer" comments have a trollish whif..."Taxpayer" comments have a trollish whiff to them.<br />Hm.<br />There are millions of people who are the WORKING POOR who pay taxes and still can't put food on the table. How stupid are the "taxpayers are paying for those living off big fat UI checks" comments,.. very stupid and lame because millions of unemployed are taxpayers.<br />Try again, trolls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-54945128934502684122010-08-25T08:58:07.978-04:002010-08-25T08:58:07.978-04:00Keep writing the white house, congressman, etc, le...Keep writing the white house, congressman, etc, let them know we need it and need it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-70084355027986031472010-08-25T08:12:52.749-04:002010-08-25T08:12:52.749-04:00Common working people, that have taxes deducted fr...Common working people, that have taxes deducted from their paychecks. And I thought that employers paid the unemployment fund. After the standard 26 weeks, the government starts picking up the tab.. with I'm assuming taxpayers money. (or future taxpayers money) And yes, quite a few people get large checks at tax time, much more than they actually paid in.True taxpayernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-67345508178207552862010-08-25T07:18:06.877-04:002010-08-25T07:18:06.877-04:00Just who is half the population that is not paying...Just who is half the population that is not paying taxes??? And when people talk about paying into the system, they are referring to the unemployment fund. And not everyone gets a big refund.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-85330629215049005662010-08-25T06:50:15.726-04:002010-08-25T06:50:15.726-04:00I get tired of hearing people say that they have &...I get tired of hearing people say that they have "payed into the system" for years. Half the population doesn't even pay taxes. Sure, taxes come out of their paychecks... But come tax time they get a big "refund" check for four times the amount they paid in. My wife and I paid in thousands of dollars in taxes last year, we got a refund of fifty bucks. People like she and I truly "pay into" the system.True taxpayernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-51945957138132172222010-08-24T23:27:40.295-04:002010-08-24T23:27:40.295-04:00To the man with the "tale"...
Nobody is...To the man with the "tale"...<br /><br />Nobody is being robbed here. You are not speaking of people who have been living on welfare, you are talking about people who have worked for a living for years if not decades. We have paid in to this system for decades. You are not speaking to teenagers who have only worked at the mall. You are speaking to many professionals, people who have paid their fair share. Quit trying to justify your position by calling 99ers lazy or criminals. Maybe it will take you losing your job for you to open your mind, not just your mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-51050247271681871082010-08-24T21:55:54.912-04:002010-08-24T21:55:54.912-04:00I AM ASHAMED OF MY COUNRTY AND THE GREED THAT IT H...I AM ASHAMED OF MY COUNRTY AND THE GREED THAT IT HAS DISPLAYED FROM OUR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS ESPECIALLY NANCY PELOSI…SHE CANNOT COMPREHEND WHAT IT IS LIKE NOT TO HAVE A PAYCHECK I WOULD LIKE TO CUT HER PAYCHECK TODAY AND LET US SEE HOW LONG SHE LAST WITH A ZERO INCOME…DOESN’T SHE KNOW THAT ANY WORKING AMERICAN WOULD RATHER WORK INSTEAD OF COLLECTING UNEMPLOYMENT YOU MAKE MORE MONEY WORKING THAN COLLECTING DO THE MATH…BUT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH JOBS OUT THERE FOR ALL THAT NEED ONE UNEMPLOYMENT KEEPS PEOPLE A FLOAT OF BECOMING HOMELESS….HAS THE WHITE HOUSE EVER HAD THEIR PHONE, WATER AND ELECTRICITY CUT OFF AND THEN TO CONNECT IT YOU NEED CONNECTION FEES WHCIH ARE OUTRAGEOUS SO YOU ARE STUCK IN A BIGGER RUT……HAS CONGRESS EVER BEEN SHUT OUT OF THEIR HOME WITH ALL OF HER BELONGINGS INSIDE I WISH CONGRESS WOULD EXPERIENCE THIS AWFUL HURT EVERYTHING YOU WORKED FOR IS GONE... THIS TYPE OF HUMILIATION IS DEVASTING TO THE HUMAN MIND AND CULTURE……NANCY PELOSI REALLY NEEDS TO EXPERIENCE THIS LIFE CHANGEING EVENT AND I BELIEVE THAT ONE DAY SHE WILL BECAUSE WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND…YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF WITH THE WAY YOU ARE TREATING AMERICAN BORN CITIZENS WHO HAVE WORKED AND FOUGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY ALL THESE YEARS……GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE AND EGO HELP <br />YOUR CITIZENS WITH A TEIR V UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSION WE HELP FOREIGN COUNTRIES WHAT ARE WE ORPHANS!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-40401928410358902792010-08-24T20:05:06.084-04:002010-08-24T20:05:06.084-04:00A movement has already been started. Leaders like ...A movement has already been started. Leaders like Rob G. Michael Thorton, Paladette, Clancy on Twitter, Wendy, UWAG (Underemployed Workers Action Group), Cindy P., Monica RW (me) and many others are active in the 99ers movement. I do believe we need to start a Political Action Group (similar to the Tea Party) and will pass the word. <br /><br />By the way....the Jobs, Justice and Peace Rally is the first step in this direction. Check out the details of this rally here:<br /><br />http://www.examiner.com/job-search-in-detroit/rev-jesse-jackson-jobs-justice-and-peace-rally-bus-tour-stops-by-ypsilanti-miMonica RWhttp://www.examiner.com/job-search-in-detroit/monica-ross-williamsnoreply@blogger.com