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"I've worked since I was 19 years old. I never had a backup plan for unemployment. I saved for retirement which is now depleted and I now don't have anything else to turn to. I've been on job interviews which sounded promising, but in the end I'm still unemployed..." Read the rest of his story
Republicans still think the Bush tax cuts are doin' a hell of a job -- but in reality, every dollar of their tax cuts creates only .32 (cents) of stimulus, but every dollar spent on unemployment benefits, creates over $1.60 of stimulus! Tell your elected officials: It's NOT Rocket Science! 
Jobless rates climb and more people are falling into abject poverty at no fault of their own. The Great Recession isn't getting any better and it's clear the Republicans want the economy to be at its worst for the November elections. The Democrats are doing what Democrats do, letting the GOP have a stronger voice -- plus, like most Republicans, they're bought and sold by banks, corporations and special interests. Here's the list of elected officials keeping the economy from growing, and taking away the safety net you paid in for all of your working life. Call them NOW! Or... go to Washington and lobby our elected officials, like Connie Kaplan did.
Have you been discriminated against while trying to rent an apartment?
Housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, or disability is illegal by federal law. Here's how to file a complaint.
A new report by the Institute of Policy Studies concludes that CEOs of 50 firms that have laid off the most workers since the economic crisis began in 2008 took home 42% more pay last year than other CEOs at large U.S. companies.
SEND A POSTCARD Say, "Thank You!" to a supportive friend... Give your support to someone stuggling with joblessness... or... Announce your layoff... Choose from 12 cards.
NoJobSurvivor's petition solicited more than 1800 real life, hardship unemployment stories. Those stories have now been sent to Congress and The White House, but the petition is still ongoing! Sign the petition and read what co-signers are telling Congress! (click 'sign' twice
NoJob Story #1909: "I am 61 years old and have been out of work for 2 years. I have a BSCE in Civil Eng'g., a PE license and an MBA. I have worked and paid taxes since I was a teen. Nobody looks at my resume after seeing my age. ..."
Contact your local Congressperson -- passionately tell them YOUR story.
OurFuture.org - We now have hard evidence of what we have been seeing on an anecdotal basis as the anemic economic "recovery" continues to muddle forward: The workers who lost their jobs in the Great Recession are entering a job market in which the new jobs being created are at significantly lower wages.
The National Employment Law Project has released a report that looks at the 630,000 private-sector jobs created between December 2009 and July 2010 and compares them to the jobs that have been lost since December 2007. What that report shows is an economy that is for the most part continues to shed high-wage jobs, replacing them with mid-to-low-wage jobs.
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House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is everywhere these days promoting the Republicans' economic plan. Boehner and the vast majority of Republicans think that YOU, and millions like you (jobless collecting UI benefits) are the evil ones running up the deficit even though all the evidence shows that economic stimulus funds provided to the unemployed (who contributed to this their UI funds their whole working lives) boosts the US economy 
