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The column questions "are YOU unemployed?". If you are, I totally agree with the reporters comments but if you are NOT unemployed at this particular time, to question the unemployed or even to suggest that the republicans are correct in not adding any further debt to the present budget only confirms that you ARE PRESENTLY EMPLOYED or that you have already been bailed out. Always thinking of self (AGAIN).

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Sad it's hard all over I am medical retired and I feel the pain. Hopefully something will give in if not crime will go up even former white collar workers might turn to crime to make end's meet. Hope none of us take the whole family out like other's do. I am sure you all know who and what I am talking about. Just have faith something will work out there is know doubt....!

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Why is every is one blaming unemployment crisis on the poor Republicans?
Well let me refresh your memory. It was you the un informed who rush to the polls to vote for the first black president.Two years ago.The democrats are in charge not the republicans.If you want to blame someone, be true to your self and blame who is in charge.

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ILOST MY JOB OR I SHOULD SAY I WAS PUSHED OF
THE DOOR AFTER 21 YEARS WITH NO COMPLANTS OR
NEGETIVE INFORMATION IN MY PERSONNELL FILE UNTIL
A NEW MANAGER CAME ON BOARD AND SHE CAME IN LETTING
ALL OF KNOW SHE WAS THE NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN AND
IT WAS HER WAY OR THE HIGH WAY.THE DEPT. WAS NINTY
PERCENT BLACK AND SHE WAS WHITE. HER DEMENOR AND ATTITUDE WAS I TALK AND YOU LISTEN.SHE MADE A STATEMENT TO A FELLOW EMPLOYEE "SOME OF YALL"
CAN'T READ. FROM THEN ON SHE AND I BUTT HEAD
BECAUSE I KNEW WHERE SHE WAS COMING FROM AND I
I LET HER KNEW IT IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. SHE
MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME AND SEVERAL OTHER
BLACK EMPLOYEES.WHEN SHE GOT THE CHANCE SHE MADE
MY LIFE MISERABLE AND WANTED ME OUT OF THE DEPT.
SHE GOT HER WISH IN OCT-09 AND I AM STILL UNEMPLOYED BUT THERE IS NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY I DO NOT REGRET NOT BACK STABBING MY FELLOW CO-WORKER IN THE BACK IN ORDER TO MAKE TROUBLE FOR THEM.I AM DOING OK BUT MY SPIRIT IS HIGH AND MY
CONSCIOUS IS CLEAR.I HEARD THIS AS A CHILD 'GO DON'T LIKE UGLY AND HE'S NOT STUCK ON CUTE EITHER.
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.MAY I SUGGEST YOU
ASK PEOPLE HOW MANY OF THEM HAD HAVE HAD THE BOSS
HELL? AND SEE THE REPONSE.

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First of all to extend unemployment benifts should be a no brainer. People that live from paycheck to paycheck depend on these benifts to care for their families and pay their bills and put food on their tables.This has left a very bad taste in my mouth concerning the federal government and some of the senators and congressmen we vote into office. Why should the children suffer for something that the unemployed have no control over. I really don't see how they can sleep at night knowing you are the cause of some kid going hungry or someone losing their home because of your unsympathetic squabbling amongst yourselves just because it is a political game to you. These are people's lives you are playing with but I hope you all get whats comming to you in the end and let's see whos laughing then.

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Whatever Rik! I'd rather increase the national debt helping people who are out of work through no fault of their own than to increase it by giving unpaid for tax cuts to the wealthiest few percent. That's what Bush did. Or how about spending on the Iraq War for weapons that didn't exist. Bush did that too. Just a little nugget to add some balance and perspective to what you had to say.

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Daphne, you sound like a plumb fool. To even categorize all blacks as people looking for handouts and not going out to earn an honest day's work. Honey, let me tell you. You say you worked for 17 years earning $50,00.00. I am a black female, and I was laid off of work in November 2008 earning $61,500.00, so who was closer to the upper crust? You all seem to always talk about the ignorance of "Blacks", but honey, you epitomize ignorance. What's wrong with our world (which, by the way, the white man stole from us), is that you all have always thought you were superior. I earned my unemployment, working since I was 16 years old. I have never asked for a handout, but a "hand up". Also, you have a lot of "your" people living on unemployment, and we don't even have to start talking about welfare. Get a life.

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I had to respond to everyone's comments on the republicans not wanting to increase funds for unemployment but rather use a much smaller portion of unspent monies to fill that gap. That's like putting a band aid on a gun shot wound. The republicans approved BILLIONS of dollars to be spent on on all sorts of nonsense (military contracts, etc). America is currently $2.381 TRILLION dollars in debt. You really think $30 billion would make any difference to the overall debt? Nobody cares that the reason we are so in debt is because of the republican president that didnt care about Haiti or any of the terrible atrocities happening in Africa. Also, you gotta remember even the African Americans who work everyday, 50+ hours a week, still statistically make 5 times less than whites and are less likely to get hired than a white man, white woman, asian male or a white male with a criminal record...That's not a reality you care to acknowlege while living in your bubble and not the world that includes minorities..Yes, blacks are raised in a culture of hate but not by their own people..Blacks do experience hate throughout their life from people who dont care and draw unfoudned conclusions based on the culture whites grew up in..which is one of prejudice, hate and intolerance. It's so bad most of you don't even know it...unprecedented amount of help for the unemployed. Historically, Congress has always designated extended benefits "emergency spending" during times of high unemployment, and has never allowed extended benefits to lapse when the national unemployment rate stands above 7.2 percent. The one and only reason Repub's are fighting this is because its yet another great accomplishment by the Obmama administration that whites not repub's are trying to tarnish...

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Unemployment Compensation (UC) past 6 months is absolutely ridiculous and dangerous. One can easily replace UC, which, maxes out at approximately $8 per hour. After 6 months I very quickly found two part-time jobs @ $10 per hour. No college education required, either. Kind of boring, definitely outside my career path, but I was NOT going to allow MY FELLOW CITIZENS to pay ME to stay home because I couldn't find a "REAL JOB." Shame on those who do, shame on those who get paid under the table and collect, and shame on Congress for PROMOTING ENTITLEMENT AND DEPENDENCY.

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