NETWORK on Unemployment Benefits | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: The problem on extending unemployment benefits is bigger than helping out current beneficiaries who near their deadlines. There are many of us who have been without any income or working for low wages jobs for well over a year - due in large part to cutting the 99 week benefit to 77. The economy has not responded to "reinclude" those of us at our current abilities - nor does it really do anything for the vast majority of minimum wage workers who want to step up (and yes, I have tried). Indeed, Temp Service jobs have dropped by two to three dollars an hour because of the current job economy. At least home prices are finally coming around, which is helping some buidling workers, but not enough to pull many of us out of the under-water mortgage zone. The old saying applies to me - of course there are jobs in this economy - I have two of them!
By the way, much of the continued low wage job problem is due to a lack of government spending. As a contractor or public servant, I would not need two jobs. Until spending gets going, the jobs door seems closed.
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