I fell into a burning ring of fire…
If you want to read a gruesome story, go no further, gentle reader. I can’t say I sympathize too much with the guy in the story – too many beers and Xboxes and lottery tickets in the expenditure column to feel sympathetic. At the same time, the economic “fallout” from families like these will affect [...]
where the jobs are
MainStreet.com takes a look at “where the jobs are”: According to the MainStreet.com Job Opportunity Index, the jobs are not in the most populous states such as New York and California but are in the less densely populated middle of America. North Dakota, the 3rd least populous state in the U.S., took the top spot [...]
an unemployment plan I’d endorse
For that matter, even if you are unemployed you still receive a base amount of vakantiegeld from the government, the reasoning being that if you can’t go on vacation, you’ll get depressed and despondent and you’ll never get a job. via Going Dutch – How I Learned to Love the European Welfare State. – NYTimes.com. [...]
$430 Doesn’t Go Far
Lose your job in Boston, Pittsburgh, Seattle or Trenton and you could collect $544 or more per week in unemployment benefits. But get laid off in New York City, as almost 200,000 workers have in the past year, and the most you can collect is $430 a week. via For New York’s Newly Jobless, $430 [...]
laying off the nanny
Our babysitter only worked part-time (4 hours on weekdays) and she’s only been working for us for about six months, but we still felt the same emotions that are described in this article: As Mezyk began to realize that life as a virtual member of her employers’ family was ending, she thought about the little [...]
The Isolation of Unemployment
I’m talking about the icy chill of loneliness I’ve begun to experience in a culture that seems to be bustling on by, leaving me as more spectator than participant. I’m talking about the sudden need to put on a coat and tie and just go someplace! Anyplace! via The Isolation of Unemployment – Well Blog [...]
Stimulus May Provide Relief for States and the Jobless on Health Insurance
The stimulus bill contains a number of provisions that are of interest to people without health care after losing their jobs (or people stuck paying steep COBRA fees): The legislation would allow states to provide Medicaid to an entirely new group: those who are receiving unemployment insurance benefits, their spouses and children under 19. Medicaid [...]
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