Good news for a lot of people:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...BUJS11IP4B.DTL
Quote:
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People who have exhausted their state unemployment benefits but are still jobless could get up to 13 weeks of additional benefits under a bill signed this week by President Bush.
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But scary still:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j...5Ym-wD91LUIM00
Unemployment requirements are rigid and the benefits are minimal, but they keep many people afloat. I am a bit confused though...I thought the stimulus payouts were approved
in place of things like extending unemployment. Does anyone know what happened there?