Occupy Columbia calls on SC’s congressional delegation to vote to extend unemployment insurance benefits before Dec. 31.
Unless Congress acts now, lifeline aid for nearly 2 million US workers who have lost jobs will be cut off Dec. 31 as the extended unemployment insurance benefits expire. In South Carolina alone, 30,400 will lose unemployment benefits.
For jobless South Carolinians, and local communities hit hard by long-term unemployment, not extending these weekly benefits ($230 average) will remove more than $7 million a week from our local economy. Jobless workers should not pay the price for Wall Street’s recklessness.
Updates
December 7, 2011
The stories shared in the comments section highlight the urgent need for action on unemployment benefits. We are currently preparing to present this collection of experiences to the local offices of our congressional delegation.
6 Comments
My husband has been looking for work for six months. There just aren't enough jobs in SC right now. EXTEND IT.
People are actually struggling out here. My hours got cut and everything is going up in price. Do your jobs!
total nonsense that this is even a debate. help your own people.
Get it done. We need this support to keep the lights on and food in the fridge. Stop playing politics with our lives.
so many families are gonna lose everything if they let this lapse. just heartless.
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Occupy Columbia calls on SC’s congressional delegation to vote to extend unemployment insurance benefits before Dec. 31.
Unless Congress acts now, lifeline aid for nearly 2 million US workers who have lost jobs will be cut off Dec. 31 as the extended unemployment insurance benefits expire. In South Carolina alone, 30,400 will lose unemployment benefits.
For jobless South Carolinians, and local communities hit hard by long-term unemployment, not extending these weekly benefits ($230 average) will remove more than $7 million a week from our local economy. Jobless workers should not pay the price for Wall Street’s recklessness.
Updates
December 7, 2011
The stories shared in the comments section highlight the urgent need for action on unemployment benefits. We are currently preparing to present this collection of experiences to the local offices of our congressional delegation.
6 Comments
Dont let us starve. We pay taxes too!
My husband has been looking for work for six months. There just aren't enough jobs in SC right now. EXTEND IT.
People are actually struggling out here. My hours got cut and everything is going up in price. Do your jobs!
total nonsense that this is even a debate. help your own people.
Get it done. We need this support to keep the lights on and food in the fridge. Stop playing politics with our lives.
so many families are gonna lose everything if they let this lapse. just heartless.
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Dont let us starve. We pay taxes too!