Comments on: Michigan Unemployment Benefits Extension – Bill H3548 – 20 More Weeks http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/michigan-unemployment-benefits-extension-bill-h3548-20-more-weeks/ Investing and Personal Finance Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:11:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CatD http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/michigan-unemployment-benefits-extension-bill-h3548-20-more-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-91737 CatD Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:56:44 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=4628#comment-91737 We petition the obama administration to: Extend unemployment benefits past 99 weeks for ALL long-term unemployed Americans – for the 99ers and ANY “exhaustee”. https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/extend-unemployment-benefits-past-99-weeks-all-long-term-unemployed-americans-99ers-and-any/xTXWP818 I know, I know – again with the petitions – but one more could not hurt. :) We petition the obama administration to:
Extend unemployment benefits past 99 weeks for ALL long-term unemployed Americans – for the 99ers and ANY “exhaustee”.
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/extend-unemployment-benefits-past-99-weeks-all-long-term-unemployed-americans-99ers-and-any/xTXWP818

I know, I know – again with the petitions – but one more could not hurt. :)

]]> By: MARR http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/michigan-unemployment-benefits-extension-bill-h3548-20-more-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-85284 MARR Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:08:18 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=4628#comment-85284 TO ALLLLLL THE UNEMPLOYED WE HAVE TO GET THIS DONE TOMORROW. Tomorrow 9:00am at Home We need to have a mass target of CALLS to the Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell he must feel the pain and suffering of the 99ers by requesting that an e...xtension of a TIER 5 be added to the tax bill. just 3 hours 99ers ONLY HIM... ONLY HIM for... 3 hours. Office # 202-224-2541 Fax # 202-224-2499 Senate operator # 202-224-3121 The Senate has no 1-800 number....Thank u alll and God Bless u and your family TO ALLLLLL THE UNEMPLOYED WE HAVE TO GET THIS DONE TOMORROW. Tomorrow 9:00am at Home
We need to have a mass target of CALLS to the Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell he must feel the pain and suffering of the 99ers by requesting that an e…xtension of a TIER 5 be added to the tax bill. just 3 hours 99ers ONLY HIM… ONLY HIM for… 3 hours. Office # 202-224-2541 Fax # 202-224-2499 Senate operator # 202-224-3121 The Senate has no 1-800 number….Thank u alll and God Bless u and your family

]]> By: MARR http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/michigan-unemployment-benefits-extension-bill-h3548-20-more-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-84541 MARR Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:13:51 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=4628#comment-84541 American 99ers Union making a final last stand: EMERGENCY ACTION REQUESTED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN 99ERS UNION! - Fax or email: http://www.american99ersunion.com/ The American 99ers Union - A Coalition Of 99er Advocate Groups www.american99ersunion.com American 99ers Union making a final last stand: EMERGENCY ACTION REQUESTED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN 99ERS UNION! – Fax or email: http://www.american99ersunion.com/
The American 99ers Union – A Coalition Of 99er Advocate Groups
http://www.american99ersunion.com

]]> By: Lisa http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/michigan-unemployment-benefits-extension-bill-h3548-20-more-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-77822 Lisa Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:28:35 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=4628#comment-77822 In response to the above post by Ronald Brown... If you find an answer to that question please share it with me as I have the same issue going on right now. I know many people that have collected for almost 2 years yet I'm being told I've exhausted my benefits and haven't collected nowhere near as long. In response to the above post by Ronald Brown…
If you find an answer to that question please share it with me as I have the same issue going on right now. I know many people that have collected for almost 2 years yet I’m being told I’ve exhausted my benefits and haven’t collected nowhere near as long.

]]> By: Ronald Brown http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/michigan-unemployment-benefits-extension-bill-h3548-20-more-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-77525 Ronald Brown Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:44:06 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=4628#comment-77525 I am getting the shaft from the state of Michigan. I have gone over all the tiers about how many weeks I should have gotten and from adding them all up, I only got 33 weeks and I should have gotten ALOT more than that. Everytime I contact the UIA office here, they only tell me that I have exhausted all my weeks. Does anybody know of a good way of getting this taken care of? I am getting the shaft from the state of Michigan. I have gone over all the tiers about how many weeks I should have gotten and from adding them all up, I only got 33 weeks and I should have gotten ALOT more than that. Everytime I contact the UIA office here, they only tell me that I have exhausted all my weeks. Does anybody know of a good way of getting this taken care of?

]]> By: stephanie mason http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/michigan-unemployment-benefits-extension-bill-h3548-20-more-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-75941 stephanie mason Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:59:49 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=4628#comment-75941 we are really really in need of a tier 5 they was only off by three votes lets keep the pressure on lets do all we can because our families are helpless without this tier 5 it would be great it if could be approved before the 4th of july because we cant do anything for our families we need the help us 99ers need this badly everything is going wrong without the help we help vote them into the office and now its like 3 of those peole forgot about us . we are losing our homes cars and lives over this matter.who ever those 3 was the reason the bill was not passed for a tier 5 please find it in your heart to change your minds and help approve this bill thank u and may god bless u. we are really really in need of a tier 5 they was only off by three votes lets keep the pressure on lets do all we can because our families are helpless without this tier 5 it would be great it if could be approved before the 4th of july because we cant do anything for our families we need the help us 99ers need this badly everything is going wrong without the help we help vote them into the office and now its like 3 of those peole forgot about us . we are losing our homes cars and lives over this matter.who ever those 3 was the reason the bill was not passed for a tier 5 please find it in your heart to change your minds and help approve this bill thank u and may god bless u.

]]> By: Mark in FL http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/michigan-unemployment-benefits-extension-bill-h3548-20-more-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-72832 Mark in FL Sat, 15 May 2010 15:16:39 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=4628#comment-72832 Good Morning All! The petition is scheduled to be delivered to Congress next Tues, May 18. Per Issa’s request, I’m helping spread the word. World News Vine has offered their assistance in delivering the petition & covering the story. Sen. Reid’s office told Issa that he was looking at adding weeks to tier 4. We need this amendment to be added to HR 4213. This may be our only chance at more weeks. If you can donate $1 or $2 to help fund the printing of the petition, etc, please do so. See Issa’s letter below: Great news! WorldNewsVine has come to our rescue! But we have to help. I was encountering a lot of unexpected obstacles trying to organize getting the petition to Congress, and I began to think it wasn’t going to come together. People in Washington were saying they’d ‘get back to me,’ but even if they did, we just didn’t have time for that. Next week is when the ‘unemployment extension of filing deadlines’ is expected to be raised in Congress, and we hope to get weeks added to Tier 4 at that time. Then Congress leaves again the next week. There’s little hope of getting another bill other than that one because they are discussing such big issues before they leave. WorldNewsVine has offered to run a short campaign to raise some money to send a person on our behalf. This person is known to them, has press credentials and is familiar with the Senate. He will bring the printed petition with 900 pages of signatures. The Senate requires 6 copies which is one of the obstacles I encountered. Our emissary knows the ins and outs of the Senate and can arrange appointments with key senators. In addition, because he already has clearance, he can enter the Capital and question staffers in other offices, too. In addition to delivering the petition copies, he intends to ask questions on our behalf both in the Capital and in the ‘haunts’ he knows where staffers go after hours. Like I said, he’s familiar with the scene! He has a vested interest in this just like we do as he has also joined the ranks of the unemployed. What he finds out will be written in the WorldNewsVine, and all together, we’ll get a lot of publicity from this! Now our part. We have to finance his trip. Many of our signers are already familiar with this online news source as they have been the single largest source of signers for us. They have written many articles about the petition and our numbers have taken a big jump every time they have done so. You’ll notice that I’ve given links to many of their articles in the letters I’ve sent out. Obviously, they know we don’t have much money so they’re only asking for $1, $2, or $5 donations to cover the printing and travel expenses. The drive for him will be about 600 miles each way. He’s not being paid anything for this. I spent a long time on the phone with him today, and I’m more than impressed with his knowledge and commitment, but we couldn’t expect him to fund this himself. Below is the site that has today’s article and the donate button. The button will be removed as soon as the goal is reached so if it’s still up there please give something. They have set a goal of Monday night, but sometimes you don’t get this letter until Tuesday. So, if the button is still up, they need more donations! If he doesn’t use the whole amount for his expenses, the rest will be donated to the Humane Society which is a special charity of WNV. I believe that for now, this is the best shot we have at getting additional benefits. Together, with our small donations, we’ll raise the amount needed! http://worldnewsvine.com/2010/05/tier-v-99ers-unemployment-petition-readies-for-washington Good Morning All! The petition is scheduled to be delivered to Congress next Tues, May 18. Per Issa’s request, I’m helping spread the word. World News Vine has offered their assistance in delivering the petition & covering the story. Sen. Reid’s office told Issa that he was looking at adding weeks to tier 4. We need this amendment to be added to HR 4213. This may be our only chance at more weeks. If you can donate $1 or $2 to help fund the printing of the petition, etc, please do so. See Issa’s letter below:

Great news!
WorldNewsVine has come to our rescue! But we have to help. I was encountering a lot of unexpected obstacles trying to organize getting the petition to Congress, and I began to think it wasn’t going to come together. People in Washington were saying they’d ‘get back to me,’ but even if they did, we just didn’t have time for that. Next week is when the ‘unemployment extension of filing deadlines’ is expected to be raised in Congress, and we hope to get weeks added to Tier 4 at that time. Then Congress leaves again the next week. There’s little hope of getting another bill other than that one because they are discussing such big issues before they leave.

WorldNewsVine has offered to run a short campaign to raise some money to send a person on our behalf. This person is known to them, has press credentials and is familiar with the Senate. He will bring the printed petition with 900 pages of signatures. The Senate requires 6 copies which is one of the obstacles I encountered.

Our emissary knows the ins and outs of the Senate and can arrange appointments with key senators. In addition, because he already has clearance, he can enter the Capital and question staffers in other offices, too. In addition to delivering the petition copies, he intends to ask questions on our behalf both in the Capital and in the ‘haunts’ he knows where staffers go after hours. Like I said, he’s familiar with the scene! He has a vested interest in this just like we do as he has also joined the ranks of the unemployed. What he finds out will be written in the WorldNewsVine, and all together, we’ll get a lot of publicity from this!

Now our part. We have to finance his trip. Many of our signers are already familiar with this online news source as they have been the single largest source of signers for us. They have written many articles about the petition and our numbers have taken a big jump every time they have done so. You’ll notice that I’ve given links to many of their articles in the letters I’ve sent out.

Obviously, they know we don’t have much money so they’re only asking for $1, $2, or $5 donations to cover the printing and travel expenses. The drive for him will be about 600 miles each way. He’s not being paid anything for this. I spent a long time on the phone with him today, and I’m more than impressed with his knowledge and commitment, but we couldn’t expect him to fund this himself.

Below is the site that has today’s article and the donate button. The button will be removed as soon as the goal is reached so if it’s still up there please give something. They have set a goal of Monday night, but sometimes you don’t get this letter until Tuesday. So, if the button is still up, they need more donations! If he doesn’t use the whole amount for his expenses, the rest will be donated to the Humane Society which is a special charity of WNV. I believe that for now, this is the best shot we have at getting additional benefits. Together, with our small donations, we’ll raise the amount needed!

http://worldnewsvine.com/2010/05/tier-v-99ers-unemployment-petition-readies-for-washington

]]> By: olli1965 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/michigan-unemployment-benefits-extension-bill-h3548-20-more-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-70986 olli1965 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:52:32 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=4628#comment-70986 ON April 30th AND again on May 3rd we NEED ALL UNEMPLOYED & UNDEREMPLOYED to focus their attacks on the email addresses and FAX numbers below (left target list) to SEND WASHINGTON all of OUR RESUMES!!! http://joblessunite.yolasite.com/m-a-y-d-a-y.php ON April 30th AND again on May 3rd we NEED ALL UNEMPLOYED & UNDEREMPLOYED to focus their attacks on the email addresses and FAX numbers below (left target list) to SEND WASHINGTON all of OUR RESUMES!!!

http://joblessunite.yolasite.com/m-a-y-d-a-y.php

]]> By: TIER V TO SURVIVE http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/michigan-unemployment-benefits-extension-bill-h3548-20-more-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-69699 TIER V TO SURVIVE Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:36:31 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=4628#comment-69699 16 TIER V TO SURVIVE April 10, 2010 at 8:42 pm
http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2010/04/sen_coburn

_lapsing_unemployment_benefits.html

Do you agree with Coburn that an extension should be paid for? Or do you think that the measure should be considered emergency spending and not be offset in the federal budget?

Take our poll, and if you would like to explain your position, do so in the comments section.

Yes 45% (756 votes)
No 52% (880 votes)
Undecided 2% (41 votes)
Total Votes: 1,677

LETS GET THIS POLL
OUT OF THE BALL PARK WHERE IT BELONGS! A EMERGENCY NOW!

Its getting there!
DO YOU WANT A EXTENSION???
LETS GO PEOPLE!

]]> By: CatD http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/michigan-unemployment-benefits-extension-bill-h3548-20-more-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-69102 CatD Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:55:09 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=4628#comment-69102 Tell congress (and MLive.com) your long-term unemployment story, let people know you're not a number http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2010/04/long-term_unemployed_to_congress_i_am_no.html Tell congress (and MLive.com) your long-term unemployment story, let people know you’re not a number
http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2010/04/long-term_unemployed_to_congress_i_am_no.html

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