Unemployment Extension 2010, No Tier 5: America Forgets the 99’ers

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With the signing into law by President Obama of the unemployment extension and made retroactive to late May, nearly 2.5 million Americans let out a sigh of relief.  But for those that have exhausted all Tiers up to Tier 4 i.e. 99 weeks, there is no such sigh of relief. They have → Read More

2010 Unemployment Extension’s Passed — Still, No One Is Talking About ’99ers

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The seemingly-mythical unemployment extensions bill HR4213 has finally overcome what some people believe will be it’s final roadblock on the way to law. There are formality-level votes on the Senate and House floors, and then a signature from Obama standing between it and actualization, but it shouldn’t take long now.  Obama in → Read More

Will Unemployment Extension 2010 Actually Help The American People?

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H.R. 4213, the unemployment extension bill, finally passed the Senate, perfectly according to the Democrat’s carefully-laid plans.  Millions of jobless Americans can refile for unemployment benefits that expired months ago, and once again begin receiving assistance from their government.

The only Democrat that didn’t vote for the bill was Ben Nelson (D, → Read More

Unemployment Extension 2010 Update: Is There Hope for Tier 5, 99ers?

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Tuesday’s Senate session saw the end of a Republican filibuster on the unemployment extension 2010 bill. Sworn-in as replacement for the late Senator Robert Byrd (D, WV), Senator Carte Goodwin (D, WV) provided the critical 60th vote needed to overcome the filibuster. The day’s events have set into motion the process → Read More

Unemployment Extension Latest: Are there Jobs Available for the Long Term Unemployed?

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Republican candidate for Nevada Sharron Angle, in her recent interview with Jon Ralston, stated in regards to jobs and the unemployment extension bill before the Senate, “There are some jobs out there that are available. Because they have to enter at a lower grade and they cannot keep their unemployment, they have → Read More

Sharron Angle: A Threat to Tier 5 and Unemployment Extensions

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Sharron Angle gave an interview in June to journalist Jon Ralston. In regards to unemployment extension benefits, she said “What has happened is the system of entitlement has caused us to have a spoilage with our ability to go out and get a job…There are some jobs out there that are available.

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