Major News about 99ers going to be reported

[SargeUNN]

on The Ed Show tonight on MSNBC. According to Ed's radio show he met with the White House today and there are major devolpements going to be announced for 99ers.

[Taverner]

1. What's a 99r?

I missed this one - sorry

[DJ13]

2. Unemployed 99 weeks or more

[zipplewrath]

3. Unemployed for more than 99 weeks

Currently they don't get unemployment bennefits. That's 2 years and the thought is that if you couldn't get a job in 2 years, you're not going to. Most of the time it's probably some truth to it, right now, that's not so obvious.

[1776Forever]

4. Here's a good article on it:

The Number of 99ers Continues to Grow to Over 4 Million – No Tier 5 Extension Available in August 2010
Posted on | August 1, 2010

http://www.subprimeblogger.com/2010/08/01/the-number-of-99ers-continues-to-grow-to-over-4-million-no-tier-5-extension-available-in-august-2010/

The number of 99ers is growing each and every week as more jobless Americans continue to exhaust their unemployment benefits. The number of 99ers is currently around 4.3 million but this number will likely grow exponentially until November when unemployment benefits will once again run out.

For quite some time there has been a cry for help when it comes to a Tier 5 unemployment extension but that cry is going to deaf ears as Washington has repeatedly stated that there would be no unemployment extension past 99 weeks.

(more at link)
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Thanks for asking!

[MyNameGoesHere]

9. A term that reduces people to a number or slogan

ensuring that they are marginalized further.

[newscott]

5. Let me guess

We're revoking their citizenship and deport them! :sarcasm:

[rucky]

7. Then hiring 'em back to work illegally.

If they can make it across the Arizona border.

[newscott]

10. Brilliant!

[lib2DaBone]

6. OMG... fingers crossed... So many people need help...

[TK421]

8. kick

[TheKentuckian]

11. k&r