[MsLady]

Yep, exactly about the unemployment. 99 weeks is to much already. Another 13 months is criminal. My hubby says after 6 months or so the unemployment check should start going down. Something like a 1/4 then after a few months to 1/2 and so on. I've heard that 1/3 of people on unemployment will just wait it out until they can't get it anymore. And I agree about community service. There's no good reason they shouldn't.

They say this bill will really hurt small businesses. They've already seen there unemployed taxes(insurance?) go up about double in cost. ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

There's lots more they've tacked onto this bill besides the unemployment. I just read it's almost a trillion more dollars in spending. This is totally insane.

[olrtex]

Yep, exactly about the unemployment. 99 weeks is to much already. Another 13 months is criminal.

The compromise does not include more unemployment compensation for people who have collected it for 99 weeks. It is other folks (folks unemployed for much less time) that will be covered by the compromise. The stuff that is being added to the compromise to buy Democrat votes is sufficient reason to urge our Congressmen to oppose the whole, stinking thing, but more unemployment compensation for the 99 weekers is not part of the bill.