Reply #4: I am one of these un-employed. I live in fear that before I find a job

[wisteria]

the Republicans and some Democrats will cut my unemployment off. I went back to college to update my skills and learn a new trade and I am getting ready to graduate in July. I have been applying for work and I am currently working in an internship (no pay), but the business is so slow, my hopes of being hired are very diminished. I hate living like this. I have bills to pay and I have depleted what I had in retirement and some CD's a while back. Some went to school, but a lot went to keeping us above water. If I lose my unemployment before I find work, I will have to start making choices as to what gets paid and what does not.

I held a position for 11 years until they relocated.I took my last position because of this relocation. I worked there for two years before I was laid off. I was the last person they hired in my department before the economy started tanking, so, I was the one they let go.


Frankly, all I want is to be employed in a reasonable position again. I am tired of being a political pawn and being jerked around. This latest round of will I continue to get unemployment,or not,is really taking a toll on me as I am sure on so many others too. Now we not only have to worry about paying bills, and stay afloat, and finding work, but we have to contend with people suggesting we are lazy and are milking the system-even though when I worked, I paid into the unemployment system, as did many others who now have to rely on it. Why the Republicans think removing many people from unemployment rolls is a good thing is beyond me. Instead of belittling and trying to hurting the unemployed, you would think they would be working with President Obama in an effort to create more jobs.

Thank you for letting me vent.