[Drago]

"My first question is, I do hope this unemployment extension doesn’t mean 99ers can collect even longer. I can maybe see keeping the extension past 26 weeks, but most certainly oppose anything that lets people collect for over 99 weeks."

The "99'ers" will now be known as "155'ers" with the 13 month extension. Unemployment will continue to rise as new claimants join the "155'ers".  Ending unemployment for "99'ers" would drop the unemployment rate by 2% to 3% in one month.  There is welfare for the rest.  At the very least make the "155'ers" do CCC type work projects.

[icwhatudo]

Free money for 155 weeks for those who don’t feel like working and finance it by stealing money from working people when they die?

All this for a 2 year temporary extension of existing tax rates.

What a deal!

[Longbow1969]

Actually, I think it turns out this does not extend unemployment past 99 weeks. Looks like it just continues the extension of the program for people up to 99 weeks - but not past 99 weeks.

[FreeReign]

The "99'ers" will now be known as "155'ers" with the 13 month extension.

155 weeks of unemployment?

Absolutely stunning.

[A_Tradition_Continues]

Will the extension of unemployment benefits be paid for with equal cuts elsewhere?

[Red in Blue PA]

The "99'ers" will now be known as "155'ers" with the 13 month extension.

Where are you getting your information?

It is 99 weeks max, and that is only in high unemployment states.....all others max out at 79 weeks.