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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 05:45 PM Original message |
Well I received my final unemployment check today.... |
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lastknowngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. yes it the words of the repugnant you have |
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elfin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 06:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Not only that but they will assume |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sorry to hear that, dawgman |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. "All those who want work will have work" |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 06:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. I have been applying to anywhere between 20 and 100 jobs |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 06:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. That truly sucks |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 07:18 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. thank you for your concern as my Mexican buddies would say |
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Southsideirish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 08:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. Two degrees w/honors from U of Chicago - 2 yrs unemployed? |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 08:47 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I feel ya. My dad went through two years of unemployment |
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nostamj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. and i'll be applying for my first check |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 05:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Sorry to hear that, Nostamj |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 06:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. We don't. I don't think I would be possible to do anything but estimate |
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ewagner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. Sorry to hear that dawg. |
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ninkasi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. Good luck to you... |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
8. I am one month away from that too. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. That bites. Are you going to be ok? |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 06:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Wife is working and I have some general maintenance that I can do to make |
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Carl Spackler (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. OK, hit me over the head, but why is this Bush's fault |
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Robin Hood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 06:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. This economy is Bush's fault. |
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blurp (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 09:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
41. Pumping money into the economic "blood stream" not necessarily |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:09 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. You know my state just sold the farm trying to keep Boeing here. |
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blurp (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. Important to distinguish between entitlements and burdens |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:55 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. What has Boeing ever put back into the state? Threats, layoffs and |
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blurp (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 11:18 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. Oh, you could be |
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Robin Hood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-05-04 02:43 AM Response to Reply #41 |
67. I would have to disagree. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:50 PM Response to Reply #15 |
57. I think it's ironic |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 06:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Well the republican-led houses failed to extend the unemployment |
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Robin Hood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 07:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I just got my first unemployment check today. |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 07:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Hopefully the meme that people keep repeating to me hasn't taken |
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Robin Hood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 07:28 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I have been hearing that since 2001. |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 07:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Really. On what evidence do these people base their statements? |
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Carl Spackler (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 07:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I was laid off after 17 years of bi-weekly paychecks |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 07:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I'm starting to think about grad school or law school, I guess we'll see |
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Carl Spackler (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 07:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I'd just encourage you to stretch and go for it |
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Robin Hood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 07:45 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I was in IT as well. |
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Carl Spackler (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 07:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. You've got to make the market |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 07:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. Before he took office he was trash talking this economy. |
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Carl Spackler (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 07:52 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. There were extensions |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 07:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I had my thirty weeks of normal unemployment and |
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Carl Spackler (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 08:01 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I'm just gonna get abuse for this, but 45 weeks is a lot! |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 08:52 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. How do you save when you were underemployed to begin with? |
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Carl Spackler (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 09:24 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. I apologize for the way that sounded |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 09:30 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I appreciate it and there is no need to apologize. |
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Mairead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
13. As someone who got her last one over a year ago... |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 07:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. I am caucusing for him on Sat at 10 am in Washington State. |
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Mairead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-06-04 03:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
73. Bravo! Best luck in the caucus |
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blurp (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
39. Payroll taxes are part of the problem |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 09:56 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Ummmm OOOKKK |
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blurp (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:02 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Well, the discussion is about being unemployed |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:11 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. So corporate welfare is the answer to our unemployment problem? |
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blurp (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:30 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. Inaccurate language |
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alcuno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:47 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Hi blurp! When you say "payroll tax" you mean social security. |
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blurp (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 11:01 PM Response to Reply #55 |
60. Might as well go all the way and call it what it is: welfare for seniors |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:48 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Look I am looking for a link but my understanding is that many companies |
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blurp (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 11:07 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. But I don't think payroll taxes are deductible |
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Peregrine (712 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
42. Got my last one last July |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:07 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. does welfare runout in USA? |
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Carl Spackler (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:15 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Unemployment is different than welfare |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-05-04 06:08 AM Response to Reply #48 |
69. so you go on wellfare after unemployment benefits run out? |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-05-04 11:07 AM Response to Reply #69 |
71. No |
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arewethereyet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:16 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. government suggestion |
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alcuno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 11:15 PM Response to Reply #44 |
62. Government suggestion for what to do - EAT DIRT! |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:13 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. sounds like me. |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-05-04 12:36 AM Response to Reply #47 |
64. if it lets people starve I agree |
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mwdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
50. Hey, you're not alone... |
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Tinoire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
51. Dawgman- what city do you live in & what do you do? |
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dawgman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:29 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Live in Seattle WA. and can do just about anything |
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Tinoire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-04-04 10:52 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. Not my area.. Would suggest you post a thread in the lounge |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-05-04 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
65. Yeah, amen |
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Seldona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-05-04 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
66. I feel for you. |
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FuseONE (131 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-05-04 04:28 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Well |
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MaddogTerp (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-05-04 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
70. bump |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-05-04 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
72. I'll be claiming my last UI check next week (I hope) |
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