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I have a message for those “hard asses” on here.

“When the guy down the street turns to crime and has to start stealing to survive, I hope he steals from you. And don’t file for insurance, even though you’ve paid the premiums all these years. That’ll make your rates go up. So, suck it up and start crackin’ and go find a part time job to make up for the loss you suffered through no fault of your own.”

Hang in there, Tolsti2. You’re in my prayers as are all the others out of work. I went through this same kind of thing during the Reagan years. Lots of people don’t realize that it took almost 8 years to recover from Nixon (the first with a deficit) Ford and Carter. Especially in Texas. I was in my thirties and didn’t think I’d ever find a job. Quite a few times I thought about ending it. I took every job I could find including pushing a wheel barrel. Finally got a job working at least 60 hours a week for around $20,000 a year. And I was grateful to have it. In fact, I had a better job than many of my friends. This time I’m on up there in age and couldn’t take that kind of grind. And moving across the country is out of the question. So, I’m not sure what I’ll do either. But I won’t kill myself. I’ll die of starvation first but only after I’ve stolen from someone who has a job and would NEVER THINK OF drawing unemployment.

And another thing to those “hard asses”. Don’t try to stop the unemployed from stealing. They took your advice and bought guns and lots of ammo when they had a paycheck.