"State jobless pay to end for many; Extension runs out for 2,500 workers, the first to lose aid" by Robert Gavin, Globe Staff | September 5, 2009
Do banks ever lose aid? "Too big too fail?"
What does that say about YOU and HOW GOVERNMENT and INDUSTRY views YOU, 'murkn? OFF-SHORING and OUTSOURCING all the jobs was for you, too, right?
Or that YOU are LITTLE ENOUGH to FAIL, huh?
Massachusetts is experiencing its first wave of jobless workers to exhaust unemployment benefits after nearly two years of rising unemployment, state labor officials said.
The state this week sent out letters notifying about 2,500 jobless workers that they had or would soon receive their last unemployment checks, having used up state and federal extensions that provided up to 79 weeks, or about 18 months, of benefits.
It's been two years and I never saw a damn dime!
The state expects about 21,000 jobless workers to run out of unemployment benefits by Thanksgiving. Nationally, about 400,000 jobless workers will exhaust their benefits over the next few months.
Happy Holidays!
“They shouldn’t give up hope,’’ said Suzanne Bump, state secretary of labor and workforce development. “They should continue job searches, no matter how discouraging the results have been. They should avail themselves of all the state and nonprofit assistance available.’’
Pffft! I gave up after a year. There ain't s*** here.
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Those who have exhausted jobless benefits could be eligible for welfare, food stamps, and other social assistance programs.
Isn't the state CUTTING THAT S***?
Here is where the tax loot goes, readers: Public Loot For Private Projects
You angry now?
In the letter, labor officials provided a list of state and nonprofit agencies that may be able to help. Residents also can call 211, a state hot line staffed by specialists to provide referrals and information about health and human services. The depletion of unemployment benefits is another measure of the depth of the national recession, widely viewed as the worst since the Great Depression.
One day it is WWII, the next day the Depression. Whatever.
US employers have cut back employment for 20 consecutive months, slashing payrolls by more than 7 million jobs. Since the recession began in December 2007, the unemployment rate has nearly doubled to 9.7 percent, from 4.9 percent.
And it will be CONTINUING INTO NEXT SUMMER from what I READ!
In Massachusetts, the recession began a little later, but the plunge has been nearly as swift. The jobless rate jumped to 8.8 percent in July, from 4.7 percent in March 2008, when the recession began here....
Why should I believe them?
They HID the NATIONAL RECESSION for TEN MONTHS!
You know, AFTER a WHILE, the AGENDA-PUSHING BULLS*** and LIES start to ADD UP, guys!!!!
Massachusetts employers have cut nearly 120,000 jobs, or about 4 percent of employment, since the recession began....
Meanwhile, the Globe pimps tens of agenda-pushing jobs as the solution to the losses.
Long-term unemployment has become a growing problem across the nation, one that Congress is likely to take up after lawmakers return from summer recess next week.
Yeah, notice how BANKS got SERVICE RIGHT AWAY while YOU WAITED, 'murka?
Notice the WARS are ALL FUNDED? The POLITICAL PERKS all taken care of?
Yeah, the ONLY ONE GETTING NOTHING from this government is the TAXPAYER!!!!!!!!!
Among the concerns: An emergency federal program that provides up to 33 additional weeks of benefits is set to expire at the end of the year.
Bump said Governor Deval Patrick has been working with other governors to press Congress for additional relief. “We haven’t seen this kind of job loss in 60 years,’’ she said....
Bump said those who have exhausted benefits should continue to use the state’s career centers for help with job searches....
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