By susan

March 3, 2010 11:24 AM | Link to this

we need jobs now period. stop imports from China and let our factories make all the stuff we buy. i feel badly for the children more than anything. they are often the innocent victims in a poor economy. it hurts to think about them going without a warm home or nourishing food. i am a recent college graduate also looking for a job. i am middle aged so this makes it tougher because of age bias. I have a $30,000 student loan that needs to be re-paid. I want to work counseling combat veterans. as an aside, during hard times (or any time) dried lentils, peas and beans are inexpensive, easy to make, and provide loads of nutrition. my kids will eat black beans as a nacho/like dip with cheese, sour cream, and salsa and they love it. one package of beans usually yields at least two or three meals. A bag of beans can be purchased for less than $2. best wishes to all those seeking work. God, please help our country.

By Mr. Clean

March 3, 2010 8:37 AM | Link to this

To the poster who stated why he shouldn’t seek a job driving a cab, quit making excuses. The reputable cab companies own their own cars. I wouldn’t ride with one that didn’t. It’s time for you to get off the dole and EARN a living. Be an example to your kids and go to work. Tough economic times are no excuse for sitting on the couch. Just maybe you’ll get to haul me some day!

By Trailer Gal

March 2, 2010 10:19 PM | Link to this

Well boohoo to all the haters on here. Congress just passed the Unemployment extension so now all these poor unemployed people can breathe easier for awhile and those of you with no sympathy can continue hating!

By Bill

March 2, 2010 10:15 PM | Link to this

Instead of OUR goververment throwing money away on other countries, they need to be keeping it here and sorting out our mess, instead of trying to look like a big shot in front of the world. i know what happened in Haiti and Chile is really really bad, but what is going here is just as bad. All the people here are brain washed and believe the crap that our goverment is a caring goverment, they are a joke and dont care about nobody but lining their own pockets. The best part of it is, we are the ones voting them in. Just look at how much help it would do to spend that money here for the unemployed people and homless people.

By Teresa

March 2, 2010 10:15 PM | Link to this

MC I just want to thank you for your kind words and prayer. In the times and ages we live in kind words are far and few. I’m glad to know there are other caring people with compassion out there. Thank You and God Bless You

By Teresa

March 2, 2010 10:14 PM | Link to this

MC I just want to thank you for your kind words and prayer. In the times and ages we live in kind words are far and few. I’m glad to know there are other caring people with compassion out there. Thank You and God Bless You

By Teresa

March 2, 2010 10:13 PM | Link to this

MC I just want to thank you for your kind words and prayer. I the times and ages we live in kind words are far and few. I’m glad to know there are other caring people with compassion out there. Thank You and God Bless You

By Mr. A

March 2, 2010 9:58 PM | Link to this

Note: The final vote to pass the bill was 78-19, a rather extraordinary margin, suggesting that Republicans were not pleased with Bunning’s ongoing charade.

By T

March 2, 2010 9:58 PM | Link to this

I am a hard worker and was layed off from a company that i was at for ten years.I came to work every day and saved the company alot of money in those years and earned every raise that i got.I was replaced with some one with no experience And was hiried in making less money then me.If they would of ask me i would of took a pay cut just to keep my job. I dont like being on unemployment no matter what others think. I have been trying hard to find a job for a year now with no luck.If you dont like the people that are on unemploment then help us find a job and then you will see that it is not easy.Stop hateing on people that can not find a job because it could happen to you soon.Then what will you do? It is going to be scary to see what will happen to the people when their unemployment runs out. I will pry for all of us. Good luck to all of you on unemployment

By Mr. A

March 2, 2010 9:53 PM | Link to this

As of about an hour ago, apparently the GOP decided the damage they were doing to their own brand wasn’t worth continuing to support Bunning’s grandstanding. The unemployment benefits extension has passed the Senate. It seems the Republicans finally realized that sticking it to the unemployed (who still get to vote) for short-term political points is not a move designed to make voters look favorably on the GOP for the long run. The Senate Republican have switched to damage-control mode. Of course, to anybody with a political memory longer than a goldfish (that is to say: anybody but a wingnut), watching the GOP trying to back away from Bunning is a lot like watching a cat scraping trying to cover a stinky pile in the middle of a tile floor.

By Gratefully Employed

March 2, 2010 9:51 PM | Link to this

I currently work as a collections administrator for a bank, making less than half the salary I made as an account executive for a large corporation. I don’t dwell on the pay. I’m just thrilled to death to be working. Every day, I talk to customers who are in danger of losing their homes, their cars and even their marriages because they can’t find adequate employment. For most of them, I would have to say they are really trying to find work and will take just about anything to earn an honest paycheck with insurance. I do marvel at the people I talk to who have been on unemployment for over a year. I can’t help but feel that they are being too picky. Sometimes you just have to swallow your pride and look at any job opportunity as a blessing. I did. But what do you do about places like Wilmington, Ohio? ABX Air laid off thousands of employees there. Nearly every home in that area has someone who was laid off from ABX or has lost a job because the Wilmington-area economy has taken such a horrific hit as a result of the mass ABX layoffs. Unless another “ABX” comes to town soon, there aren’t any jobs to be had-at least not enough to employ more than a small fraction of those in need. I fear Wilmington will become a ghost town as a result of a mass exodus of people searching for job opportunities elsewhere. As for the haters on this forum, rather than attacking other posters for expressing their concerns on this forum, you should be counting your blessings and behaving like the intelligent adults you profess to be. And for gosh sakes, learn to express a little compassion!

By Bob

March 2, 2010 9:50 PM | Link to this

I cannot believe the ignorance of people acting like they are so superior cause they have a job and saying all unemployed people are lazy. you want to hope that one day you do not lose yours and you have to file for unemployment, in fact you do need to lose yours so it keeps you in reality. it just goes to show how despicable you are laughing and speaking ill of peoples circumstances. you should really be ashamed of yourselves. like I say i hope it happens to you and then you can struggle to put food on the table and pay bills you morons.

By a.moore

March 2, 2010 9:45 PM | Link to this

i cant believe you people that are saying the unemployed are lazy, first of all, you cant even get unemployment unless you had a job and got laid off. you cant just quit your job oneday and go draw unemployment. most worked for companies for years until they shut down. secondly THERE ARE NO JOBS! if you jerks ever lost your job you’d see that. there arent any ditch digging, brick-busting, work outside your field jobs- they left too you idiots! third, imagine whats going to happen when the half million ohioans recieving unemployment all of a sudden are recieving nothing. you are a fool if you dont think its going to affect your job nomatter what you do.

By To Mr. Clean:

March 2, 2010 9:43 PM | Link to this

Do you realize that many cab companies require people to use their own cars? Have you ever though that many unemployed people are driving cars that are barely running and can barely afford their insurance without making premiums go up by using it as a cab? Did you ever think that cab drivers get robbed and go to unsafe parts of town? Isn’t it wonderful that you have solved the unemployment problem. Now we can all go get jobs as cab drivers. Problem solved.

By Ace

March 2, 2010 9:33 PM | Link to this

Help!, do what NCR did, move south. If you really want a job you have to get out of the liberal controlled states. Move to GA or TN. We have plenty of jobs down here.

By Mr. Clean

March 2, 2010 9:06 PM | Link to this

Good for Senator Bunning. I tried to get a cab in Dayton the other night and was told by the company that they didn’t have any drivers available because they couldn’t get any of the unemployed to become a driver. End the welfare! Get back to work.

By MC

March 2, 2010 8:52 PM | Link to this

Teresa, I really respect you and the hard work you have put in to finding a job. For those that abuse the system, their time is coming when those checks stop. What goes around comes around. Teresa, I pray a really great opportunity finds it’s way to your doorstep soon.

By Teresa

March 2, 2010 8:35 PM | Link to this

The company I worked for done away with my job period. It didn’t get moved they just down sized. I have been putting in applications and sending out resumes since April 2009. I’m willing to take any job that will give me benefits, but guess what when I apply for those fast food jobs I get that I’m over qualified. I hate being at home and not working. To those out there judging us don’t until you have walked a mile in our shoes. I receive no assists from welfare. I get the little unemployment and spend it on my monthly bills and can barely afford to feed myself.

By alilee

March 2, 2010 8:24 PM | Link to this

I have two comments after reading all of your posts. I work in a position in which I have the opportunity to assist a large number of people who are currently unemployed. I do not believe that everyone out there is abusing the system and just sitting back and living off of their Obama money. I do have several clients who are doing just that. I was told by one that there is no reason for him to accept a sub-par job because his unemployment was extended. He has turned down jobs because he has felt that they are beneath him. It is people like this who are making the rest of the country who accept those unemployment checks look bad and create those stereotypes. 2. For those of you out there who have turned down minimum wage jobs, I encourage you to think like an employer. When an employer looks at your resume they are looking for gaps in employment. Even if you take a job working at McDonald’s you are filling in those gaps and showing that you are a hard worker and will do what you have to do in order to support your families.

By Help!

March 2, 2010 7:57 PM | Link to this

I lost my job of 11 years from NCR and have put in a minimum of 50 resumes in 3 months time with only 2 job interviews. Problem with working fast food or doing whatever to make ends meet-you go there and they say “you are overqualified” and won’t hire you, so you are stuck. So, in 3 months when my unemployment expires, what do I do? Some of us aren’t lazy…we are desperate. As with welfare, there are frauds and there are people that honestly need assistance. Welfare laughed in my face when I went there, so you can’t win at all in this situation. If I could leave Dayton and go where there may be more jobs, I would, but unfortunately, I can’t leave obligations I have here. Gotta love it!

By Rex

March 2, 2010 7:49 PM | Link to this

I’ve been employed by the same company for the past eight years, and I realize I’m fortunate. It would never occur to me to be so arrogant or cold hearted as to look down my nose at unemployed people who are desperately trying to make ends meet. There but for the grace of God go I.

By Danny

March 2, 2010 7:37 PM | Link to this

Country Boy…I’ll think of you when I’m out wasting my extra money from my job on things I don’t need.

By Libertarian

March 2, 2010 7:30 PM | Link to this

Ace: Agree. The libs are the entitlement class. If someone is out of work, they blame the eeeeevil corporations that have the audacity to make a (gulp!) profit. To them, an unemployed person is a victim of an uncaring, capitalistic society. To them, it is never the fault of the unemployed…

By Lightning

March 2, 2010 7:29 PM | Link to this

Country Boy…I hope you never get a job. Lazy piece of dung. You’re not a man. Wuss.

By Libertarian

March 2, 2010 7:23 PM | Link to this

Country Boy: You have an “entitlement mentality.” Also known as the “welfare mentality.” You are what is wrong with this country.

By Ace

March 2, 2010 7:20 PM | Link to this

excuses excuses excuses, I have a job, libs have excuses

By Laura

March 2, 2010 7:16 PM | Link to this

I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again. What I am fighting is not the end of unemployment benefits - I totally understand why it has to happen, especially with the vast number of people around the US that are unemployed. What I am protesting is the assumption that anyone who is unemployed is lazy, doesn’t want to look for a job, wants to be a leech on the backs of hard-working Americans, so on and so forth. That is pure rubbish and stereotyping.

By Laura to Libertarian

March 2, 2010 7:08 PM | Link to this

As to doing a job with manual labor, I would be fine doing it, but my health does not allow it. I come from a family that has many that have manual labor positions. I don’t mentalls belittle them or think the job is unworthy. My health condition simply doesn’t allow me to do anything that involves “grunt work,” such as lifting, etc. And like I’ve said, I’m currently sub-contracting at a company which is hopefully going to lead into a new position. And to my corrector, connotates is a somewhat-accepted colloquialism… but you are correct, connotes would be more accurate. I am willing to admit my mistakes.

By country boy

March 2, 2010 6:35 PM | Link to this

Hey you bunch of numb nuts. I’ve been drawing unemployment for over a year. Why would I be stupid enough to dig ditches when I worked my tail off for 25 years & got a college education & am entitled to unemployment? You jackasses can go clean toilets for all I care. I’ll think about you while I’m sleeping in every morning.

By ItIsWhatItIs

March 2, 2010 6:33 PM | Link to this

Your name says “Libertarian” but your words say “GOP tool”.

By Ace

March 2, 2010 6:14 PM | Link to this

Scott, you cannot be over qualified to do construction. They will higher you to dig ditches if you can lift fifty pounds and pass a drug test. You do not have to turn a full resume when you go for a job like this.

By Scott

March 2, 2010 6:04 PM | Link to this

Libertarian, you always oversimplify everything. There are not too many employers out there willing to hire someone who is overqualified for the job. They figure they will leave as soon as they find work in their field. When you grow up you might understand concepts like this. Most engineers at 42 are capable of comprehending that.

By samson

March 2, 2010 6:01 PM | Link to this

I would guarantee is full of SH-T!!!! He is sitting at home drawing unemployment and on here posting to pass the time!!! Just read his posts, he is a true and total IDI-T!!!!!!! LMAO that everyone is taken by his bullsh-t!!!!!

By thepsi

March 2, 2010 5:52 PM | Link to this

Libertarian, I do not think you can convince these people to get off their welfare mentality. You did put forth a valiant effort but like you said people like you and me are just raised differently. I really hope Bunning holds to his gun on this and not let this pass.

By Libertarian

March 2, 2010 5:39 PM | Link to this

ItIsWhatItIs: Ah, I see. You are another person who is “too good” for certain kinds of work. Not me. I am willing to do ANY kind of work vs. going on unemployment or welfare. I will shovel manure before going on unemployment. I guess I was raised differently.

By ItIsWhatItIs

March 2, 2010 5:34 PM | Link to this

When a Republican says people won’t look for jobs because they’re on unemployment, he’s really complaining they still have too much dignity to accept slave labor at slave wages. Because as always, the GOP is about cheap, disposable labor with no legal protections.

By Libertarian

March 2, 2010 5:28 PM | Link to this

Scoobydo: Right wing? I’m right wing?? What have I said that would make you think I’m right wing? Are you saying that working hard - and refusing to go on unemployment or welfare - is right wing? Please explain.

By Chris R

March 2, 2010 5:26 PM | Link to this

Hey Laron, I feel the same way; people talking about others you never know what someone else is going through thats why we just have to pray that things get better before they get worst…. PEOPLE BE MINDFUL OF WHAT YOU SAY “YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW” AND IT COULD VERY WELL BE YOU IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO NOTHING IS PROMISED!!!!!!

By Libertarian

March 2, 2010 5:23 PM | Link to this

Scott and Anon: Ah, I see. You are “too good” to get a labor intensive job. You are “too good” to temporarily work outside your field. Not me. Even though I happen to have an MS in engineering, I will GLADLY bust up concrete, dig trenches, and run wire while looking for a job in my field. You two are pathetic. You don’t understand the meaning of hard work. You would rather sit at home spending months or years (while cashing unemployment checks) looking for the “ideal job” than bust your a$$. I guess I was raised differently.

By WTF???

March 2, 2010 5:20 PM | Link to this

You people on here saying that the unemployed are lazy are the biggest bunch of trash I have ever seen. I hope every last one of you lose your job and just try to find one when there are none. You disgust me.

By Ace

March 2, 2010 5:19 PM | Link to this

Scott, they did move my job overseas and I went with it, I have followed my job to a bunch of places here in the US also. Thats whats nice about my job, it likes me and wants me to go with it. I can find my job with more than just the company I’m with now. Its good to be me. Isnt it funny that my job can go overseas, and it thinks that I do such a good job at my job that it will pay for me to go with it. Everyone complaining about their jobs going overseas, maybe if they did a better job at their job, maybe their jobs will ask them to go overseas also. I understand what I am saying makes no sense to everyone out there, but it makes sense to me, and I have a job that takes me with it overseas, and if someone like me can have a jobe everyone else out there that thinks I am stupid, mean, and smug should be able to get a job or take my job because they are smarter and more qualified than me. So take my job and shove it. If my job likes you enough it will take you abroad also.

By Libertarian

March 2, 2010 5:13 PM | Link to this

Thepsi: The problem is that there are SO many lazy bums out there that they will moan and cry for the government to give them welfare. In other words, they will use the police power of government to FORCE the hard working people (e.g. you and me) to hand over their property to THEM. I am so sick and tired of these people who whine and moan about being unemployed for X months. Yet when I tell them about a buddy who’s looking for someone to help with grunt work (running Romex, cleaning up, busting up concrete), they always have an excuse for why they would be unsuitable for the job. I want to repeat… if you are out of work for 6 months or more, you are - by definition - a lazy, good-for-nothing bum. If you refuse a temporary job that is outside your field, physically demanding, and/or low paying, you are - by definition - a lazy, good-for-nothing bum. You should move to a socialist country like France or England where you can sit on your a$$ for the rest of your life and receive a nice, plump cheque from the government once a month.

By Anon

March 2, 2010 5:05 PM | Link to this

Folks, you need to be paying attention to the real problem. On Feb 12, 2010, Pres Obama signed the PAYGO bill, that states that in order for Congress to pass a spending bill, it can’t enter into deficit spending—they are now required by law to cut funds from another program, raise taxes, or find some other funding source to pay for the spending. The bill funding additional unemployment benefits is the first spending bill Congress has attempted to pass since the President signed PAYGO, and Congress wants to exempt themselves from PAYGO to pass this bill. Senator Bunning is merely requiring Congress to comply with the law by objecting to passing this legislation and exempting Congress from the PAYGO requirements. Is it too much to expect Congress to abide by the law? The truth here is that eventually Congress will find the necessary funding somewhere else, and unemployment will be funded as planned; how soon that happens depends on when Congress gets its collective heads out of it’s you-know-where. That having been said; I am over 50, have a degree, and the position I held for over 19 years was eliminated last May. I was living within my means (including trying to provide for my retirement), but I’m spending my savings over and above unemployment just to pay the bills. I’ve been working diligently (since Jan 2007!) to find employment in many different fields and am applying for work in Cincinnati and Columbus in addition to the local market; in all this time, I’ve had 2 interviews and no job offers. I know that IF someone hires me, it will most likely be at a substantial reduction in my pay, will require me to start all over again as though I were fresh out of college, and will force me to work many years longer than I planned to reach retirement (and get out of the way of younger folks needing work). To those that say, MickeyD’s, Wal-Mart, etc. are hiring, I reply: Yes, I suppose they are. And if I get hired for one of those jobs (and given the number of part-time hours I’d have to work, it would take 3 part-time jobs at 20 hours a week to equal what I make on unemployment). Of course, I have more management experience than the person that would hire me—if you’re the MickeyD’s manager, do you want to put yourself in that position? I’m betting not. Plus if I go get 3 part-time jobs, I’m potentially keeping 3 other people each from getting 1; there are still only so many of those going around. I also do a lot of volunteer/community service work, and I’ve done significantly more of it since I lost my job. I’m not sitting on my backside at home; I’m out doing something to stay involved and contribute in other ways while I conduct my search. I worked steadily for over 30 consecutive years prior to this. For all those years, I paid my taxes into the system. If I had my choice I’d still be working, but that wasn’t my choice. If I had my choice, I’d have found full-time employment that pays me at least the same amount of money that I get on unemployment months ago. But I didn’t get to make the choice of being employed somewhere—I can do all the looking possible, but someone out there still has to be willing to hire me. So please pardon me if my age and the economic situation is such that I’m collecting unemployment instead of working 3 part-time jobs. After all this time, I’ve EARNED the right to spend some extra time finding the right job for me, if that’s what it takes. For those of you that don’t agree, I’m sorry. I’ll be glad to go to work as soon as I receive an offer for full-time employment, and I promise to keep searching every day.

By scoobydo

March 2, 2010 5:05 PM | Link to this

By Libertarian “I GUARANTEE they will not show up” sounds like you and your acquaintances are pretty much bigheaded loudmouth know it all rightwing hacks.. You think just cause you show up that is guaranteeing you a job. You are out of touch with the real world. All the ones I know would love to have a job, but then that would ruin your stupid rightwing yelling point. Go hang with Boehner; he is about your speed. So all the 6.3 million jobless are all just lazy useless dirt bags, that one bunch of dirt bags that were employed before that economy went to crape thanks to the GOP administration.

By bengalsin10

March 2, 2010 5:04 PM | Link to this

Hey tea bagger libertarian you only have to hit the post button once pal. Unemployment benefits are benefits that employer pays into on the employees behalf. If I paid for something I will use it. That being said I too am dedicated to work but don’t down people because they can’t find work. Your over qualified and that’s a blessing, most of us aren’t that lucky.

By Scott

March 2, 2010 5:02 PM | Link to this

Libertarian, if you get laid off tomorrow, I suggest the first thing you try is shoveling manure. You’ve already proven yourself to be an expert at it by most of your comments. I felt pretty much the way you do until I lost my engineering job at the age of 52. I’ve had to learn that the word “Unemployed” does compute. I hope you get a chance to see what it’s like someday. You’ll get a much better understanding of the word from this side of the fence.

By Thepsi

March 2, 2010 4:57 PM | Link to this

You nailed it Libertarian, I lost my job was a Web Developer a few years ago. The very next day I got a job in a gas station. I worked and looked for another job and I got a new job within a few weeks. Most people I know who lost their jobs just decided to take a stay-cation for a few months. After that, they gave a half hearted effort in looking for a job. Losing these benefits will finally motivate them.

By Libertarian

March 2, 2010 4:54 PM | Link to this

Laura: I have a friend who is an electrician. He works 10-12 hours a day running Romex, installing lighting, drilling holes, etc. He is always looking for someone to help out with grunt work. But it is physically-demanding work, and dirty and dusty. And you have to be at his doorstep at 6:00 AM. The starting pay is $9/hour. Let me guess… you would not even consider the job. If my assumption is correct, you have proven my point… there are jobs out there, but 99.9% of chronically unemployed people are too lazy to accept them. Not me. If I am ever unemployed, I’ll take ANY job. Unlike the whiners here, I am not a lazy bum.

By Laura to meh-correction

March 2, 2010 4:46 PM | Link to this

Laura, there really is no (gramatically correct) word “connotates”. The correct word would be “connotes”.

By Libertarian

March 2, 2010 4:45 PM | Link to this

Just an FYI: I’m 42 years old. I’m an electrical engineer with a BS and MS. I have NEVER been unemployed. In college I washed cars and delivered pizzas. I was never without a job. If I get laid off tomorrow, I will have a temporary job the next day. I know people who do trade work (heating & air, electrical), and I will be at their doorstep at 6:00 in the morning ready and able to work. If I ask one of my acquaintances who lives on unemployment to meet me at 6:00 in the morning to do electrical and heating/air work, I GUARANTEE they will not show up. They will say the work is “not in their field” and will whine about the hours and physical labor. I GUARANTEE it. “Unemployment” is a word I do not recognize. The word “unemployment” does not compute for me. I could not fathom NOT having a job. Unlike the whiners here, I have pride in myself, and I will do ANYTHING… sweep floors, deliver pizzas, stock shelves, run Romex… before accepting any form of “unemployment” or welfare.

By Chris to Libertarian

March 2, 2010 4:45 PM | Link to this

NOT EVERYONE IS LAZY thats on unemployment, I was on unemployment for 7 MONTHS before I decided to go to COLLEGE and I for one wasnt SITTING AT HOME WATCHING TV, I WAS TAKING AN “ANATOMY” TEST TODAY. Were not all lazy. Im in school so when your in a retirement home YOUR INSURANCE WILL SUPPORT MY FAMILY!!!!!!

By Laura to Ace

March 2, 2010 4:37 PM | Link to this

This is the last time I will dignify your low blows with a response. Your insight into my life is incredibly impressive, especially given that you have no idea what my situation in life is. Again, there is no way I can prove to you my qualifications other than posting my resume, which I am not about to do here. I have a solid work history, and with the exception of one place, my former supervisors would give you excellent reports of my work ethic, speed and accuracy on the job. But no matter what I write, you will continue to place your label on me. So go for it - have fun looking down on others in hard times, mocking and attacking them for having the same affliction millions of Americans are facing in unemployment. You may choose to believe whatever you want about me as a person, my qualifications as an employee, and whatever you view to be “wrong with me.” I could care less. I just hope you never wind up in the situation that I am currently facing, which is one of a young, experienced professional who can’t find a job.

By Libertarian

March 2, 2010 4:30 PM | Link to this

There are two kinds of unemployment: temporary and chronic. If you are only out of work for a maximum of three to five months, then you are temporarily unemployed. No problem with that. If you are out of work for six months or more, then you are, by definition, a lazy bum. There is no valid excuse for this. You are getting up late, watching TV, surfing the web, and playing video games all day. As I mentioned below, I know quiet a few people who are out of work. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM sits at home, watches movies, and surfs the web and plays video games all day. EVERY ONE OF THEM. When I tell them about a job opportunity, they give me an excuse why they should not pursue it. It either “doesn’t pay enough,” or they “don’t like the hours.” Well BOO HOO. Beggars can’t be choosers. Bunch of whiners. I HOPE their unemployment ends soon. Maybe then they will get off their fat a$$es and work.

By Dan L.

March 2, 2010 4:26 PM | Link to this

I was in a car accident Oct. of 08, my Dad was laid off Jan 09. After he got laid off he spent everyday with me in the hospital while i was in. Everyday since i got out of the Hospital he has taken care of me taking me to therapy, changing dressings, going to doctors appointments, helps get me dressed, basically everything I need help with, while looking for a job. So basically the government has been paying him to be my caregiver. Now that the unemployment is coming to a end he will no longer get paid, there are still no new jobs out there, and i still need him to help me out.

By Scott

March 2, 2010 4:23 PM | Link to this

To the 28 year old engineer, Ace, that thinks he knows it all. Just wait until you’ve done engineering work for over 25 years and then your company sends your job out of the country. See how easy it is to find work then. I am one of many graduate engineers looking for work in the Dayton area that are not having any success because they are TOO experienced. I hope you get a chance to walk in my shoes someday.

By Ace

March 2, 2010 4:22 PM | Link to this

Just me, only private loans for me. Much higher rates, sucks for me not for you, which is the point. Also, spelling is not a requirement for being an engineer, I have to admit bad spelling has plagued me my whole life. Thats why I have Word. I dont care so much about my blogs.

By dhampton100

March 2, 2010 4:17 PM | Link to this

Those good ole Rpublicans can always be counted on to bring the abortion issue into every single subject. They are great at telling you to have babies BUT don’t ask us for any help from your own tax dollars. No, your tax dollars are for us. We get them under the guise of “faith Based inititives and business loans. Then we hire your poor broke, too many babies butt to work for $7.00 an hour so we can take home the big bucks. Republicans, you gotta love em. Just don’t ask them for anything other than stupid advice that they thmselves would not accept. Republicans are strictly pro-life until their daughter gets pregnant by a black guy…….Then, honey we need to think about this, think about how hard this “mixed baby’s” life is going to be.

By Acehole

March 2, 2010 4:16 PM | Link to this

Laura, if you have applied to “thousands” of jobs and you cannot get a job, maybe there is something other than the market being oversaturated. Really, “thousands” of jobs you have applied for, and you can’t get one? The way people are commenting on here, there’s not even one thousand jobs in the Dayton area, and you have applied for “thousands”. I was wrong about you, you may be hard working, and you may have experience, but there must be something really wrong with you that you can’t get one job out of “thousands”.

By Just Me

March 2, 2010 4:12 PM | Link to this

@ Ace: I hope those student loans you received were not government funded. Otherwise you did receive government assistance. Also spelling should be required for an engineering degree. @welfare posters: haven’t we gotten past this issue yet? Most of the people receiving cash benefits are working full time for the few dollars that they receive. That is less than minimum wage.

By Ace

March 2, 2010 4:07 PM | Link to this

Darn, I’m wrong again, Jesus wouldnt teach a man to fish he would just pull millions and millions of fish out of basket and turn water into wine, and everyone would be fat and happy. Thats WWJD, or was that Moses I dont ever get my Chinese proverbs and bible references right. Im a terrible cat licker.

By Street Preacher

March 2, 2010 4:07 PM | Link to this

If you are low on money and need some help, head over to the Gospel Mission on Burns Ave. They have quality big meals daily. While you are there you can surrender your life to the Lord Jesus Christ and turn from your sin. You want jobs Dayton? Close down the Abortion mill on Stroop Rd, close down the porn shops on 5th street and the adultery clubs on the Dixie Strip. Wickedness always destroys a city. Repent and believe the Gospel.

By Laura to Ace

March 2, 2010 4:07 PM | Link to this

So now you’re accusing me directly of not looking hard enough? That is unfair and your claim has absolutely no ground upon which to stand. I have applied to literally hundreds (if not thousands) of jobs. Unfortunately, some people have decided to take advantage of the saturated market and post scam jobs. I don’t need to waste any more time defending myself to you. You can’t see the list of jobs I’ve applied to, nor can I prove myself to you. It’s not worth the effort. I am proud of the work I’ve done (volunteer and sub-contractor) in my time of unemployment and know how hard I’ve worked to find a job. That’s all that matters to me.

By elli

March 2, 2010 4:04 PM | Link to this

Are some of you people serious? My parents lost their jobs after one being at their place for 26 years, the other 26 1/2 years. Know what they got, NOTHING?! They had a house payment, cars, other bills, etc. Things they worked for their entire life, they had to give up. My mom’s job moved to Mexico, she found a job 6 months later, worked it for a year and it moved to Canada. It took my dad over a year to get a job. My dad will be 60 this year, my mom 61. If they couldn’t have found the 3 dead end jobs they have now, are you saying these 2 hard-working people deserve to have no help, nothing? Find a job?? My daughter who is 16 is looking and looking hard, but most places are fully staffed with some people who DID take the intiative to do what they had to do, and work whatever to make ends meet.So no, McDonalds, Arbys, Burger King, etc are NOT hiring. Some of you people will be the ones back on here complaining about the crime rate next, because that’s the next thing to go on the RISE, that and your TAXES. Wake up people. I am against immigration, I am against welfare losers, who do nothing and continue to get more than decent hard-working people in this country. I am also against a government who thinks giving away my tax money was OK, without asking me! This is what the money should go to, to help deserving people. For some of you most horrid people on here, we all KNOW what KHARMA is, and when it bites you, I hope it hurts. For all of the rest of you, best wishes for continued success.

By bergm6278

March 2, 2010 4:04 PM | Link to this

I really feel bad for those people that really need the benefits, such as the older population who are just not considered ‘hireable’. But, I too know of people who are sitting on unemployment, not wanting to work at all. I even know of someone working ‘under the table’ at his parents’ business out of town making cash and still collecting unemployment benefits. Very frustrating when people take advantage.

By jesica

March 2, 2010 4:03 PM | Link to this

this is to you thepsi ill have you no my husband workes his butt off all summer long for a constuction company and duh in the winter some people do get laid off so for you to call some one lazy u need tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo thank about what u say we have to children an in the winter when a lot of people loose there jobs temperarly there arent a lot of jobs avalible so u can kiss my but an like it or not lol

By B Baxter

March 2, 2010 4:00 PM | Link to this

You’re all missing the big picture. The Democrats are focusing on healthcare as they should be. Not jobs. We need to make sure every woman in this country has free and full access to government funded abortion services - that’s what the Healthcare reform is REALLY all about, and thats why it keeps getting bogged down in debate. The people who are out of work can just wait. We need to think about the little guy. I mean, hmmm, uh, (scratching my head) - that doesn’t work here, Uh - I mean…you know what I mean.

By Chris

March 2, 2010 3:59 PM | Link to this

Jim your right,I get a whole whopping 116.00 a week on unemployment so I may not have a toyota but I do have a dodge but I also go to walmart. Living on 116.00 a week Im forced to shop there because I cant afford to go to Meijer which is 2 to 3% higher on cost. Plus on top of the 116 I get I pay taxes on that and go to school full time so in the future I hopefully wont have to end up on unemployment

By Acehole

March 2, 2010 3:57 PM | Link to this

andyC1110, Jesus would teach a man to fish. Anything smug about that?

By Laron

March 2, 2010 3:55 PM | Link to this

I am reading the comments and I am struck by some of the blogs! It is easy to call unemployed people lazy, and not willing to work. you will change your tune when YOU are out of work, can’t find a job and your benefits run out. What will you do when your children are hungry and there isn’t any money to buy food! Be mindful of what you say, you could be the next unemployed Ohioan!

By worker

March 2, 2010 3:55 PM | Link to this

Hey Jail Bound; I think that if the dad’s/Mom’s go to child support and atleast attempt to pay something they should be ok; regardless the kids have to be taken care of, but i think they should show a little compassion to the situation i sure pray they do…

By Ace

March 2, 2010 3:54 PM | Link to this

Laura, if you have done everything you say you have. I’m sure you can find a job doing something. If you have a degree, if you have work experience, if you are a hard worker, there is work out there for you, even in Dayton. If you say there is no work for you, then you are not looking in the right places or talking to the right people. My best friend lives in Dayton. He has terrible credentials and just got a job last week. He also has an interview for a better job this week $20 plus per hour job. He is my best friend and I would not let him use me as reference, that is how bad of a worker he is. You cant tell me someone as qualified and hardworking as yourself cannot find a job and my friend can.

By andyC1110

March 2, 2010 3:53 PM | Link to this

WWJD? Be honest now…. (not your smug Christian answer, but the answer most consistent with the teachings of Jesus)

By Crd2nd

March 2, 2010 3:52 PM | Link to this

Being on unemployment all I have to say is I would rather be working. Unemployment barely covers my rent utilities and phone/internet which I need. I am sure some people are happy to sit back and have unemployment but I am sure the majority are like myself and would rather have a job.

By Worker

March 2, 2010 3:51 PM | Link to this

We should be praying for the situation for everyone to get better and not doing the blame game. There are some people I know on unemployment and I know for certain they have been looking for work w/no luck be thankful for having a job and stop being so judgmental on the ones who are not; you know what they say you reap what you sow so becareful what you say.

By Worker

March 2, 2010 3:50 PM | Link to this

We should be praying for the situation for everyone to get better and not doing the blame game. There are some people I know on unemployment and I know for certain they have been looking for work w/no luck be thankful for having a job and stop being so judgmental on the ones who are not; you know what they say you reap what you sow so becareful what you say.

By Jim

March 2, 2010 3:49 PM | Link to this

They will always need people at Micky D’s to work.Now get in your Toyato an go to WalMart!!! Remember trickle down we are there!

By Ford

March 2, 2010 3:47 PM | Link to this

Chris: I agree with you about the jobs going to Mexico, however; you cannot blame the recent President Bush for that, the blame lies with both Bush I who pushed it hard and President Clinton who signed NAFTA. Squirellygirl, I also agree with you regarding the spending of the stimulus money on green projects, which tend to be more costly, require individuals who have higher education, and the like. My personal opinion is that the stimulus spending bills were fundamentally flawed: choked with years of pent-up liberal spending that it turned into nothing more than a 787 billion dollar earmark, along with only funding work..not job creation (for example, resurfacing a road is work, once it is done, the jobs do not exist). My question is why do we continue to vote the same type of people into the legislature of both the state and federal governments? Where are the true representatives of the people? Those who have not been sent to school to become politicians? I have yet to vote FOR a individual, but have been forced to vote against the worse evil. Sad to say but I think that we are getting what is coming to us for our laziness in allowing us to swallow the lies and the manufactured personas of those who seek office. I cannot remember who said it but I do believe that “those who seek public office should be barred from ever serving it”

By Jail bound

March 2, 2010 3:43 PM | Link to this

With no UE unemployed dads will be going to jail for non-support. Oh well, the republicans will now fill the jails and cost the taxpayers more.

By Laura to Ace

March 2, 2010 3:41 PM | Link to this

Yes, that would work, too. Note that I am not saying anything about unemployment benefits ending. It scares me a little as I am barely making ends meet as it is, but I have found work as a subcontractor and am making enough pay to not have earned unemployment wages as of late. Still, it’s a scary prospect knowing I could lose my health insurance, which would almost completely impede my ability to find full-time work as my medications keep me healthy. All I ask, again, is that you not label all those who are unemployed as lazy bums who want to feed off the government. It’s not that simple… nothing ever is.

By Ace

March 2, 2010 3:38 PM | Link to this

Or we could go the Christopher Walken route and say, “Since the age of 14……working steadily………its just what I did”

By Laura to Ace

March 2, 2010 3:34 PM | Link to this

Ace, I have commitments to things that are keeping me in Dayton outside of work. Right now, it is not feasible to move from here, if nothing more than for the fact that I would have to attempt to pay mortgage and rent if I were to move. And I’m not mad at you… I just think it’s childish and ignorant to plaster one label across a segment of people that are so diverse. Not every person who is unemployed fits the cookie-cutter image of being lazy, not really looking for a position, and wanting to feed off the government. It’s a distorted view of the reality, which is that there are more qualified people out there than there are jobs, and that extinuating circumstances affect each individual’s situation.

By Ace

March 2, 2010 3:33 PM | Link to this

Maybe we could go with, “I’ve consistently held a job since I was 14”

By Thepsi

March 2, 2010 3:32 PM | Link to this

Yes, its final now. No more free money to the lazy bums. Now you unemployed farks will have to go out and get a job.

By Thepsi

March 2, 2010 3:31 PM | Link to this

Yes, its final now. No more free money to the lazy bums. Now you unemployed farks will have to go out and get a job.

By Laura to meh

March 2, 2010 3:29 PM | Link to this

Actually, I used precisely the wording I intended. I have had more than one job since I was 14, but I have steadily had worked. A steady job connotates that one has only had one job; as that is not the case, I chose not to use that wording.

By Acehole

March 2, 2010 3:27 PM | Link to this

meh, come on now, getting a little picky picking on Laura. Its a blog, typos happen and plus she is probably so pissed at me she cant type straight.

By unemployed vet

March 2, 2010 3:23 PM | Link to this

i guess wiliam i guess you dont watch news very often but after sitting in lines of 200 people needing a job at burgerking they only hired two so it’s not as easy to find them fast food jobs like you think.so people get off of it sit there at your job on our company time creticizing the unemployed people who helped you get your job at one time

By Squirrellygirl

March 2, 2010 3:23 PM | Link to this

If this administration spent the stimulus money on the economy instead of their socialistic “going green” agenda maybe people wouldn’t need unemployment extensions. Instead of cutting taxes to businesses to generate more hiring, Obama throws good taxpayers stimulus $ on building a train that will have to be supplemented by tax dollars because it can’t support itself, he’s spent the $ on building new schools, handing out newer recyclable bins w/microchips on them so that they can tax you later when they decide you’re not recylcing enough, and he’s helping out 5 states (not Ohio) with people who can’t pay their mortgages. He could have extended unemployment benefits, but no, he’s saving 1/2 of the stimulus money to throw more of it away on redistributing wealth and his campaign. He’s concentrating his time on trying to be the Father of Universal Healthcare, and he’s forgotten about the many unemployed Americans who will end up on the streets. Meanwhile, well meaning Americans are throwing their money to Haiti and Chili. Too bad, huh?

By Get a Life

March 2, 2010 3:21 PM | Link to this

It’s amazing how anyone that’s against extending unemployment benefits has a “friend” that is lazy and that’s been collecting benefits, magically, longer than what is legal. I suspect these “unemployed friends” might be as imaginary as their “black friends” and “gay friends” and “women friends” …or maybe they need a better set of friends.

By meh

March 2, 2010 3:17 PM | Link to this

Hey Laura, what’s wrong with this sentence…. I’ve had a job steadily since I was 14. …. how about, i’ve had a steady job since i was 14…i guess your job doesn’t have a writing requirement.

By William

March 2, 2010 3:17 PM | Link to this

You know, we could fix this whole thing with 1 law: If your company wants to sell it here in the USA, it has to be made here in the USA.

By Squirrellygirl

March 2, 2010 3:16 PM | Link to this

Chris, sweetie, the money didn’t go to Mexico, Mexicans came here looking for work. Look around a second and it’ll dawn on you. Now, I’m not against immigrants, but again, I believe it should be done legally. Americans are suffering right now because some of our jobs are not available because they’re taken by illegals. It’s a bad situation, but you can’t blame everything on Bush. Obama’s been prez for over a year and hasn’t done ANYTHING about the situation except make it worse. He’s actually spent our stimulus $ on 2,000 jobs going to just China. How about that?

By Acehole

March 2, 2010 3:16 PM | Link to this

Laura, have you tried somewhere other than Dayton to find work. Maybe you should just get out of that dead city and head south. Try Atlanta and the surrounding areas. Plenty of jobs heading that way, maybe even in non-profit musical marketing, or whatever you are looking for. Just get out of Dayton.

By Tired of DEADBEATS

March 2, 2010 3:14 PM | Link to this

I have two DEADBEAT people I know, one bragging about being on it for 94 weeks, and traveling the world with his travel agent wife, and one who has been on it since March of 08, and crying about not getting an extension. Both of these are able to work, and myself as an employer, has to pay for these DEADBEATS !!! WAKE UP AMERICA !!! PITS OFF

By Alice

March 2, 2010 3:13 PM | Link to this

QUIT BEING DUPED INTO VOTING AGAINST YOUR OWN INTERESTS BY SOMEONE WHO CALLS THEMSELVES A PATRIOT AND LIKES TO DRESS UP IN COSTUMES

By AndyC1110

March 2, 2010 3:13 PM | Link to this

We just spent 8 Bush years with record deficits and now a ninth year of deficit spending needed to recover from Bush. To suddenly “find religion” and “start” being deficit conscious with the welfare of thousands of people that CANNOT find work (lazy special cases aside) is cruel, stupid, inviting desperate behavior on the past of those being abandoned. On top of that, all of those abandoned folks will suddenly stop spending money beyond the absolutely necessary, stalling the recovery. DUMB DUMB DUMB

By Skeater

March 2, 2010 3:09 PM | Link to this

To all those wanting the unemployment extension, how long is enough? 2 years 5 Years, Lifetime? This economy may not every come back like it was. At some point this is just welfare. As for Sen. Bunning he wants to pay as you go after years of voting for spending like a drunken sailor (two wars, prescription benefits…), give me a break! Both of the parties(Republicans and Democrats) are corrupt!

By William

March 2, 2010 3:09 PM | Link to this

Looks like the good folk at Rally’s, Arby’s and Wendy’s will finally be fully staffed shortly.

By chris

March 2, 2010 3:05 PM | Link to this

I did’nt vote for Obama but I dont think its his fault.He cant fix a job in one year that Bush torn down for eight years.Bush sent all your good paying jobs to Mexico. If we would quit spending billions on a war that we cannot win and give that money to the americans who need itin this ression.Yes I’m on unemployment and I now go to school to get in the health field because my factory job got sent over seas.

By TW

March 2, 2010 3:05 PM | Link to this

Gee, Republicans didn’t worry about larger deficits under Chaney’s Iraq war. Less money for the uemployed is a problem with them. Maybe if we were sending back 4000 yound Americans in body bags like we did for President Bush, Sen. Bunning would be all for spending the money.

By chris

March 2, 2010 3:05 PM | Link to this

I did’nt vote for Obama but I dont think its his fault.He cant fix a job in one year that Bush torn down for eight years.Bush sent all your good paying jobs to Mexico. If we would quit spending billions on a war that we cannot win and give that money to the americans who need itin this ression.Yes I’m on unemployment and I now go to school to get in the health field because my factory job got sent over seas.

By Lizzie

March 2, 2010 3:04 PM | Link to this

If you want to throw someone under the bus it should be the government, both parties. They will continue to rob us blind, point fingers back at us as being the problem, while grumbling about missing irrelevant sports games and having to stay up late discussing our future. If they sincerely cared they’d take massive paycuts, stop pork spending, etc. But they don’t because they’ve lost touch with reality. The reality of average American lives.

By Acehole

March 2, 2010 3:03 PM | Link to this

Dayton Exchange, can you tell me exactly how the unemployed and underemployed is actually going to bring the city back? If you are so smart that you could actually bring a city like Dayton back, you wouldnt be unemployed or underemployed, you would be the President of the United States. Wait, that guy cant bring back Dayton either. Good luck to ya! HipHipHorray! for all the unemployed and underemployed that are going to bring back Dayton!

By Holly

March 2, 2010 3:02 PM | Link to this

i am not on unemployment but haven’t had a job for the past 2 years. i know ppl on unemployment offered work and not take it because the unemployment pays more. those ppl make me sick! i have been looking for work since august of 2008. today i have my FIRST interview and pray that i get the job because when one opens up they seem to go quickly. i have had to move in with my parents and yes i did apply for foodstamps but not until last week when i HAD to. hopefully this job works out and things get better but if your on unemployment and are offered work you better take it. sounds like there won’t be anymore!

By Laura to Ace

March 2, 2010 3:00 PM | Link to this

Ace - I never said my degree was in marketing (it was actually in communication). And why on earth would someone consider a position they were skilled in? I mean, that’s just not logical (*rolls eyes). Normally the niche portion of marketing isn’t as much of an issue - as I said, I didn’t have a problem getting a job ever before last year. But now the market is saturated with qualified marketing candidates. Now, a hospital won’t just hire someone with marketing experience; they’ll hire someone with experience in marketing in a medical field. The same is true of other industries. As I stated before, my marketing experience is primarily for a non-profit organization and a music publisher, and I haven’t been able to find any companies in those fields hiring, or if they are, they want 10 years of marketing experience (which I don’t have yet). I’ve applied for jobs outside my realm of expertise and experience, but people don’t hire that way now because they have the luxury of finding a person uniquely qualified for their opening. All of this, again, is due to the saturation of qualified candidates in the market place.

By Philman

March 2, 2010 2:53 PM | Link to this

The Democrats have the rest of the stimulus money, but they dont want to spend it onb unemployment, they are hoping to use it for reelection campaigns

By The Dayton Exchange

March 2, 2010 2:53 PM | Link to this

Unemployed and underemployed workers unite at The Dayton Exchange. Quit arguing with these idiots and start working together for a real solution. www.thedaytonexchange.com. Together we can bring Dayton back to life.

By Dr Zap

March 2, 2010 2:53 PM | Link to this

I told someone of a job last week that they are qualified for and they said they didn’t want to travel. What can you do. There are plenty of jobs out there. When my dad was out of work in the 70’s as an engineer, he washed cars and took inventory. Whatever it took to keep everything going at home. I’m sorry to say, people are lame these days. Some are tough and willing to do what’s necessary. Most are not. They’ll take the unemployment check. 104 weeks is ridiculous. You do what you have to do. And yes. I’ve been out of work twice. Once for almost a year. And yes, I took a couple of jobs that were not up to snuff. But they were better than nothing. Gut check folks.

By unemployed vet

March 2, 2010 2:53 PM | Link to this

so now let’s wiery about the employers.The sorry owners of these company’s let very experience people go after working the crap out of them and keeping younger employees for less money.It’s not as easy finding jobs after spending all your time like 30 yrs with one company.If your where lucky to pick a career that is doing good and your working right now feel lucky and quit wierying about companys that are making good money and letting good people go to the unemplyement line.they should oay more

By Acehole

March 2, 2010 2:53 PM | Link to this

Laura, why did you get a degree that is for such a niche market? If you tell me “its because its what I love to do” or “because it makes me feel good” I will understand completely the reason for the position you are in.

By unemployed vet

March 2, 2010 2:52 PM | Link to this

so now let’s wiery about the employers.The sorry owners of these company’s let very experience people go after working the crap out of them and keeping younger employees for less money.It’s not as easy finding jobs after spending all your time like 30 yrs with one company.If your where lucky to pick a career that is doing good and your working right now feel lucky and quit wierying about companys that are making good money and letting good people go to the unemplyement line.they should oay more

By Patriot

March 2, 2010 2:50 PM | Link to this

I bet the people who are begging for an extension did not save enough for bad times. People who worked 19-20 years should have saved up enough money for a rainy day fund. Don’t expect me to pay for your mortgage just because you messed up.

By Patriot

March 2, 2010 2:49 PM | Link to this

I bet the people who are begging for an extension did not save enough for bad times. People who worked 19-20 years should have saved up enough money for a rainy day fund. Dont expect me to pay for your mortage just because you messed up.

By Squirrellygirl

March 2, 2010 2:44 PM | Link to this

This is what got us into this in the first place. I do know that our gov’t forced banks to give loans for homes to people who couldn’t afford those loans (using organizations like ACORN, and we all know how well that went and how corrupt it still is), and that’s not fair to the rest of Americans taxpayers. I definitely think that gov’t officials shouldn’t get any benefits after they leave the gov’t. If gov’t can’t provide unemployment when it’s this bad, gov’t officials should also be cutting back, too. They’re out of touch because they can be.

By jpb

March 2, 2010 2:41 PM | Link to this

ace..i hope you remember your smugness that you feel at this time, later in life if by chance your world comes crashing down, and you do have the misfortune of having to sign up for unemployment for the first time in 30 plus years of working. (i too have a home and car payments..) and i have continued to make my payments as scheduled and on time with the help of my savings and UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

By Laura to Ace

March 2, 2010 2:39 PM | Link to this

Just because one works in accounting doesn’t give them the experience of a CPA. I worked hard for my college degree as well; in fact, I finished it in 3.5 years instead of 4. I’ve had a job steadily since I was 14. I’m not lazy; as I said, I’m currently sub-contracting for a company and it looks like they may hire me full-time. Still, when one’s primary experience lies in marketing, a field that is the most easily expendible, you don’t tend to get a lot of calls. And no, I haven’t limited myself to those jobs only; anything I was remotely close to qualified for I have applied to - my resume folder has hundreds of files. I don’t like living off of the government; it’s killed me to borrow money from my parents (though I’ve been able to pay almost all my bills with my unemployment money). I’ve cut out all frivolous expenditures. But I still don’t have a job. Marketing is a niche field (as to what you are marketing), and there aren’t too many music publishers hiring. My whole point is don’t assume you know everyone’s story. And who are you to judge someone else when you don’t know the circumstance?

By Squirrellygirl

March 2, 2010 2:38 PM | Link to this

Duh, yeah. Is that just occurring to you now, Janie? When your unemployment runs out and you are trying to find a way to pay your next month’s rent, you turn to Welfare. We pay our taxes and hope they’ll help us if we ever need the help. But they won’t help you, believe me, unless you have kids or you are illegal. It’s the truth. They wouldn’t help me back when I asked.

By Blah

March 2, 2010 2:38 PM | Link to this

B’wana…you’re friend has not been on unemployment for 2 years, b/c with the extention, you can only be on it for a year. Otherwise he is commiting FRAUD. Uneployment is usually paid from a stash of money that COMPANIES pay into. It ran out of money b/c of the recession. So until it ran out, tax payers did not pay for it, the company you work for did, and the money will build up again once the economy turns around.

By BT

March 2, 2010 2:37 PM | Link to this

Uh, Patriot? You are kidding right? If you are unemployed you don’t deserve to own a home. I really think you should re-read that and really think about what you typed. That has to be the dumbest thing I’ve ever read. So I guess you think that because someone is out of work, it is their fault. Wow, no wonder our country is in such trouble with Mensas like you around.

By affected1

March 2, 2010 2:37 PM | Link to this

Patriot-Did it ever occur to you that these unemployed people owned their home long before losing their job? My husband was laid off work in July 2009. He has earnestly sought work the entire time he’s been off work. However, in his line of work there isn’t anything out there. He’s applying to jobs outside of his field as a result but he has worked this line of work for 19 years. He is up by 5am every morning raising our children, taking care of our home, and job searching while I continue to work. Evidently he’s one of those 10% on unemployment that you do not know.

By Squirrellygirl

March 2, 2010 2:33 PM | Link to this

Didn’t Obama pass another jobs bill? The problem is that Obama already has stimulus money he isn’t spending on generating new jobs, about 1/2 of it is sitting there waiting for his next “green” project to throw the money away on it. We have paid our taxes, and Obama is killing jobs so we can’t find one. It’s not fair that he’s hanging on to the stimulus money and not giving it to the people who need it who are out of work and where their unemployment has run out. We need to force Obama to give up that money for unemployment, and stop screwing with the American people. He’s a one term prez if I’ve ever seen one! Moron!

By Janie

March 2, 2010 2:30 PM | Link to this

Uh, squirrelly? You are aware that unemployment is not the same as welfare aren’t you?

By Acehole

March 2, 2010 2:29 PM | Link to this

jpb, How did you know my full nickname, only my friends call me Acehole. I will never go on unemployment. I have a rainyday fund I’ve been putting together for the last few years. Seeing how I have marketable skills the longest I’ll ever be out of work is a few weeks. If that were to happen, I guess I just take some me time and not ask for the government to support me. I know a bunch of people that worked at Delphi that are probably getting unemployment who spent their money on Harleys, cars, and big houses instead of stashing it away for times like this.

By Big D

March 2, 2010 2:27 PM | Link to this

Well there is always the military looking for people, you can join and pick your care, or you can sit at home and feel sorry for yourself cause no one else is.

By Squirrellygirl

March 2, 2010 2:26 PM | Link to this

People, welfare won’t help you unless you are an illegal immigrant or a woman with a bunch of kids. I tried to get help when my unemployment ran out a couple of yrs ago and they told me to start calling the churches. One Catholic church helped me but told me not to ever call them again for help. I was lucky to get help that one time, because NOBODY else offered to help me. I almost lost my apt. I got a job the day after my car blew up, after yelling at God, why me. This is reality folks!

By Donna

March 2, 2010 2:25 PM | Link to this

“at some point you HAVE to go back to work! Take whatever you can find ( and JOBS ARE OUT THERE !!)—-take em and climb the ladder…we have to STOP the borrowing from the Chinese or we’ll all be speaking it soon”!

By ashhole

March 2, 2010 2:25 PM | Link to this

If we drug tested the people on welfare and only paid the ones who passed, we would have the money to help out those on unemployment.

By wannabebum

March 2, 2010 2:24 PM | Link to this

i wish i was on unemployment. i hate working.

By NOWORK

March 2, 2010 2:22 PM | Link to this

I WANT UNEMPLOYMENT. I HATE WORKING.

By Libertarian

March 2, 2010 2:22 PM | Link to this

I know quite a few people on unemployment. Every one of them gets up at ten o’clock, watches TV, and plays video games all day. EVERY ONE OF THEM. They tell people they’re “looking for a job.” But they’re not. They’re just lazy bums. I have zero sympathy for them. Ninety percent of people who say they “spend all day looking for a job” are lying.

By Patriot

March 2, 2010 2:21 PM | Link to this

I have to applaud Senator Bunning for doing the right thing. We could not continue on this debt spiral forever. I know some people who will lose their homes due to this. If you are unemployed maybe you don’t deserve to own your home. You should probably look into renting. I was unemployeed after I graduated from college, i stayed in apartments. I did not buy a home. Its time to be self reliant.

By BT

March 2, 2010 2:20 PM | Link to this

All you goobs who are complaining about the ones on unemployment, Let’s see how fast you apply for them if you lose your job. pretty quick I bet. That moron Bunning is making a stand on the wrong issue, but he doesn’t care. He’s retiring soon, with his $155,000 annual salary with full medical benefits.

By Ace

March 2, 2010 2:20 PM | Link to this

Laura you said, “Even though I’m only 27, I’ve worked in office environments in accounting since I was 14, and have significant experience in writing, communications, graphic design and marketing.” Apperantely you had your foot in the door somewhere in an accounting dept. If this is not the case than why say it. All I know is I went to college for 7 years, and worked full time in my field of study, and took out student loans, and supported myself, and got a useful engineering degree, and did it without any government support, or without anyone else paying my way, and now I can work anywhere in the country I want and Im only 28, and Im not that smart, just pretty hard working. Maybe more people should just work a little bit harder and give up a little bit more of their “me” time.

By KevinBob

March 2, 2010 2:16 PM | Link to this

Bunning tried to get the Democrats to use the allocated stimulus bill money but Democrats couldn’t do that. Democrats just want to run this country into the ground with more debt and this proves it more. Democrats would rather use their nasty political tactics and try to deceive everyone for political points. This is thug politics exploited and used by the arrogant Democrats on this.

By McDonalds

March 2, 2010 2:14 PM | Link to this

McDonalds is always hiring, get off Welfare and Unemployment I for one am tired of supporting you. Boo Hoo get a job!!!! How’s all that hope and change going for you???

By Laura

March 2, 2010 2:14 PM | Link to this

Also, just because someone is unemployed doesn’t mean someone is sitting on their butt doing nothing. I’ve been sub-contracting for companies and thus been taking less than I’m qualified to earn each week from unemployment. So don’t place blanket stereotypes on people you don’t know in situations with which you aren’t familiar.

By Joe

March 2, 2010 2:11 PM | Link to this

I was laid off 6 months ago as my job used military contracts and being our wonderful president put a stop to that, I have been on unemployment. I have workewd my entire life. I dont get welfare even tho I have a family of 5. We barely make it with my wifes earnings and my unemployment. I have a collage degree and and certified in other areas and I cant find a job. Ive applied at places I never thought Id work to no avail. Its funny to me that some of you people complain about helping people here in america but youve donated your money to places like haiti or iraq. Ill tell you this anyone who wants to complain Ill gladly take your job and you can have my unemployment.

By jpb

March 2, 2010 2:11 PM | Link to this

ACE**hole…I hope one day your shoes need to walk to the unemployment line as well as the rest of the poor soles that have had to do this for the first times in their lives because of this economic situation…

By Laura to Ace

March 2, 2010 2:11 PM | Link to this

Ace, your smug comment is amazing considering you know nothing about me. None of my experience has anything to do with engineering - am I supposed to use my non-existent extra money to go get a degree, either CPA or engineering? Even with financial aid extended to those who are unemployed, I couldn’t afford to go back to school (I checked into it). And my graphic design experience came from working for a non-profit charitable organization and a music publishing company, not from sitting around in my house playing with design software. I’m certified in multiple programs. I can also say with certainty that having the degree wouldn’t help all that much. There are lots of people unemployed with degrees, even advanced ones. People want experience, and even if I became a CPA or engineer, I wouldn’t have relevant experience.

By Huh?

March 2, 2010 2:09 PM | Link to this

I believe that Bunning isn’t against unemployment, but he just wants to know how it’s going to be paid for. To me that’s doing his job regardless of whether he is a Dem or Rep.

By mikey

March 2, 2010 2:08 PM | Link to this

make sure everyone checks how their congressman voted..when elections come up..paybacks are hell

By Ace

March 2, 2010 2:06 PM | Link to this

DDN, you are making me say this twice in one day, Your bleeding heart is getting all over my shoes!

By Hmmm

March 2, 2010 2:06 PM | Link to this

Okay so they stop the extension and they are cut off unemployment. I suppose that now they can sign up for welfare so not only will they get food stamps they will also get medical insurance. So next you all will be complaining about everyone on welfare. I worked for 20+ years got the lay off slip and it took me months to find employment I had no extensions, my family did suffer it isn’t easy getting paid 250 on unemployment with no medical insurance. I feel for the unemployed workers it is hard. Good luck to you all. Call your local rep. I walked in those shoes there is no work in Ohio I had several interviews and was told I was over qualified so what are you supposed to do?

By To sick of it

March 2, 2010 2:05 PM | Link to this

Sick of it - say someone were to get two part-time jobs. Where are they going to find health insurance from? I can tell you from my year of searching that no part-time job will offer you that (at least not that I’ve found), nor will 2 part-time jobs pay enough to afford a personal health insurance plan that covers prescriptions.

By Hmmm

March 2, 2010 2:04 PM | Link to this

Okay so they stop the extension and they are cut off unemployment. I suppose that now they can sign up for welfare so not only will they get food stamps they will also get medical insurance. So next you all will be complaining about everyone on welfare. I worked for 20+ years got the lay off slip and it took me months to find employment I had no extensions, my family did suffer it isn’t easy getting paid 250 on unemployment with no medical insurance. I feel for the unemployed workers it is hard. Good luck to you all. Call your local rep. I walked in those shoes there is no work in Ohio I had several interviews and was told I was over qualified so what are you supposed to do?

By Ace

March 2, 2010 2:02 PM | Link to this

Laura, if you had an engineering degree you wouldnt have problem finding work. Maybe if you got your CPA, all that accounting experience would be worth something. Also, your graphic design comment makes me laugh. My brother is 17 and can clame graphic design experience.

By stop the checks

March 2, 2010 2:01 PM | Link to this

Unemployment rates are kept artificially high because of extended benefits. Recipients do not seriously look for a job until they know their benefits are going to expire. Maybe a job in the same city or the same salary is not available, but jobs are available. The US debt is out of control. Work at the job and get a paycheck while you continue to look for the job you really want. The taxpayers can’t continue to pay your bills and their bills.

By Sick of it

March 2, 2010 2:00 PM | Link to this

T. .Pack If you have had a by-pass and are not able to work then you do not qualify for unemployment you are disabled or partially disabled so I guess you just through yourself under the bus. I’m sick and tired of all the lazy people saying they can’t find work. If the job offer does not pay enough then find a second part time job to make up the balance there have been many that have done this and many more that will. Get off you lazy butts and let jet after it. And that’s all I have to say about that

By Pat

March 2, 2010 1:58 PM | Link to this

It’s ok for those of you to judge us who are on unemployment but don’t until you have walked in our footsteps.Applying to every and any job you can find and being turned down for one reason or another.I am 66 years old and let go from my job after 10 years.Social Security isn’t enough to live on and I can’t even find a job cleanng toilets.So if you think it’s so easy to find work your wrong.My unemployment ends next week. Whats next Welfare.

By jimmie

March 2, 2010 1:58 PM | Link to this

Dems pass PAYGO. DEMS claim “emergency” to bypass PAYGO. Heck, everything in Washington is an “emergency”. All Bunning is asking for is to find a way to pay for the benefits. What a unique idea! Probably has never been tried before by the folks in Washington. No wonder those folks have their panties in a bunch.

By independent

March 2, 2010 1:57 PM | Link to this

With a son who is out of work it is hard for me to say this but we cannot continue to spend what we do not have. That kind of irresponsibility is one of the reasons we are in the shape we are in. Spend & borrow, spend & borrow. At some point you have to pay the piper. If our government was serious about cutting expenditures & helping the jobless they would eliminate illegal aliens and legal foreign workers. My son is a construction worker and I know what illegal aliens have done to this industry.

By Common Cents

March 2, 2010 1:56 PM | Link to this

Squirrellygirl, you do realize that one REPUBLICAN is holding these benefits hostage? If it was some form of corporate giveaway he’d probably be the one championing it. Where is Senator McConnell in this? It’s his colleague in kentucky holding people all over America hostage

By Dude

March 2, 2010 1:56 PM | Link to this

I offered my lazy nephew a job with my company last year. He would have made more money working than on unemployment. He told me he needed some “me” time. He was on “me” time for two years. Now the bum has to get a job.

By Ace

March 2, 2010 1:56 PM | Link to this

Mrs. Skee, I’m sure your spouse can find a job at McDonalds if really wanted a job. T,Pack just how many Big Macs did you eat, and lack of exercise, and packs of smokes did it take to get to a 5 way bypass? Steve V, the way I see it, Bunning is one of the few in Congress actually doing his job. He actually wants to try to pay for programs instead of increasing debt, what an idiot!

By Squirrellygirl

March 2, 2010 1:52 PM | Link to this

This is the one place I don’t think the gov’t should cut $. We can’t leave these people out in the cold. They are looking for work, but this administration is killing jobs. HC would add over $1 trillion to our budget and no one wants it. But where are all the jobs Obama spent our stimulus $ on? where are they? until they can answer that question, they need to extend these unemployment benefits right now! btw I found a job in Aug. I sincerely feel for all those who are out of work and can’t find a new job that will pay the bills.

By Judi P

March 2, 2010 1:52 PM | Link to this

MOST people would rather be working. But if your job is gone and you’re 55-60 yrs old: you are outa luck “Overqualified” is code for “too old. And you’re living off your savings now. These are not “welfare’ payments, folks. You have paid into this as you worked. Now you can’t get them OR a job. Gov. could care less about avg. folks!!!

By Laura

March 2, 2010 1:49 PM | Link to this

Some of you are making absolutely ludicrous statements! I’ve been unemployed since 3/9/09. I’ve searched everywhere I can think of, and the only job I’ve been offered was a part-time job 40 minutes from my home that would earn me far less than I was earning on unemployment. I was barely making all my payments on unemployment, so there’s no way I could make it on less. Even though I’m only 27, I’ve worked in office environments in accounting since I was 14, and have significant experience in writing, communications, graphic design and marketing. But I still have had virtually no feedback (and I never had a problem in the past getting a job). I have health issues - nothing life-threatening or that would prevent me from working, but I do have to have insurance. I have to be able to pay COBRA. How would I do that with a job that doesn’t pay me enough to cover my mortgage? Before you point your finger at someone, try putting yourselves in someone else’s shoes.

By MRS. SKEE

March 2, 2010 1:42 PM | Link to this

B’wana and Agree, if someone were to take a job where they made less than unemployment their lives may unravel. My spouse has been receiving unemployment for almost a year now, but we are able to maintain. If he was to accept a job at a lower rate than his unemployment we would definitely fall under. We have already cut non essentials like cell phones, cable and internet (I am at the library), taking any job does not boost the economy, it really causes more hardships for families that are already suffering.

By ME

March 2, 2010 1:41 PM | Link to this

I believe all the ones saying its about time are full of it. IF you actually know people who don’t take jobs turn them in, but if a job is minimum wage I say turn it down. Wages have fallenevery year for the majority of people. But not for the idiots in DC like this clown.

By T, Pack

March 2, 2010 1:40 PM | Link to this

Out of work 9 months an and had a 5 way bypass 15 months ago …I need my cobra and all my unemployment pays is that…and my rent. I wonder if this senator favors the death penalty too. I feel like he just handed that to me without my cobra benefits… much less the money for bills. Ok I am a adult and will find a way but what about me 3 kids. Has this guy stop to think about the extended parts of each family he is effecting too. Rep. could care less about the USA!!!!

By worker

March 2, 2010 1:38 PM | Link to this

It’s about time. There are jobs that are unfilled and people who won’t take jobs because they would rather sit at home and get unemployment. Every extention cause unemployment taxes to be raised on employers who again won’t hire because they can’t afford to

By stonehenry

March 2, 2010 1:34 PM | Link to this

now maybe the state will state keeping that money where is ment to be and not spend it every else that shoudl be the story where is all the money atnot poor statist wont get to live off the feds thanks to the neglect of hte state we shoudl be holding hte state accoutnable not pushing it off ot he feds

By Ann

March 2, 2010 1:34 PM | Link to this

I can’t believe I’m going to say this seeing how my husband currently gets unemployment.But, it is about time. These unemployment benefits are the new welfare.

By cartman

March 2, 2010 1:32 PM | Link to this

There are far fewer jobs than there are unemployed. To suddenly curtail benefits would be like a game of musical chairs with millions more players than seats. When the music stops, millions lose income, stop spending, default on mortgages and loans, and the result would be an inevitable economic tailspin much like the initial housing collapse. The powers that be need to stop worrying about controlling health care and do what is necessary to allow for private sector job creation.

By cartman

March 2, 2010 1:31 PM | Link to this

There are far fewer jobs than there are unemployed. To suddenly curtail benefits would be like a game of musical chairs with millions more players than seats. When the music stops, millions lose income, stop spending, default on mortgages and loans, and the result would be an inevitable economic tailspin much like the initial housing collapse. The powers that be need to stop worrying about controlling health care and do what is necessary to allow for private sector job creation.

By cartman

March 2, 2010 1:31 PM | Link to this

There are far fewer jobs than there are unemployed. To suddenly curtail benefits would be like a game of musical chairs with millions more players than seats. When the music stops, millions lose income, stop spending, default on mortgages and loans, and the result would be an inevitable economic tailspin much like the initial housing collapse. The powers that be need to stop worrying about controlling health care and do what is necessary to allow for private sector job creation.

By Steve V

March 2, 2010 1:22 PM | Link to this

I think Bunning is going senile. Take his paycheck away and see how he would feel. Maybe he would be willing to donate his paycheck to pay for this bill. Senators like this make me sick!

By Agree

March 2, 2010 1:07 PM | Link to this

B’wana: I agree with you. I have a couple friends who are on unemployment and have passed up opportunities because they will make less. Would you rather make less WITH benefits or make more with NO benefits? It’s a no brainer to me.

By B'wana

March 2, 2010 12:59 PM | Link to this

GOOD!! Maybe now people will get off their lazy butts and find a job. I have a friend who’s been on unemployment for OVER two years. He has been offered work but says he’d make less than unemployment. TOO BAD! It’s a start and a way to get our economy going. I believe IT’S ABOUT TIME!! Let the whining begin!