The Sequester Strikes its First Victims!

IamSam · 03-12-2013, 10:01 PM

Here's another coming whammy as a result of sequester cuts to the extended unemployment benefits - supposedly kept in place by Congress. I got a notice in my e-mail today from the Colorado Unemployment office informing me to expect my benefit to go down - maybe even vanish by April 1. April fool, suckers! And you thought you were going to be able to pay your rent next month!

I'm only getting my extended benefits starting on March 25. That's an entire week's worth. Whoo Hoo! Thanks so much, you worthless group of sleeze bags who pretend to be our "Representatives."

xoxoxoBruce · 03-12-2013, 11:04 PM

Life is tough on the fringe.

IamSam · 03-13-2013, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Life is tough on the fringe.

Especially the lunatic fringe!

At least this time around I'm prepared and I've cut my bare bone budget down to the marrow.

On the good news front, seems like a few of the hotel/motels around here are accepting Front Desk Applications just in case the economy is getting better in the rest of the world other than the Four Corners. I'm dropping off resumes/applications to them first thing in the am.

The bad news is that many managers want to hire cute young things for the front desk jobs. Older applicants don't even get their resumes read. Then again, it's not everyday of the week that they get an applicant who has worked at the Bates and lived to tell the tale!

xoxoxoBruce · 03-13-2013, 12:23 AM

The good news is, the recession is over. The bad news is, (besides the lunatics are still running the asylum), unemployment remains high and probably will for awhile.

Griff · 03-13-2013, 05:48 AM

I got an email last night from an administrator at my non-profit. One Early Head Start room and one infant and toddler room are closing. 4 teachers will be laid off. Head Start and on-site UPK are closing 2 weeks early. My department relies on HS to provide "typical" children for 2 integrated rooms, no word yet on that, but we contracted to provide integrated services which you obviously can't do in a non-integrated classroom. We don't know if my site will close early. Our organization is losing 5% of its Head Start budget which was already disbursed and must be paid back.

glatt · 03-13-2013, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

which was already disbursed and must be paid back.

That right there is total bullshit.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-13-2013, 07:17 AM

That's truth, justice, and the Teapublican way.

03-12-2013, 10:01 PM	#1
IamSam Now living the life of a POW Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: The Lost Corners of Colorado Posts: 202	Here's another coming whammy as a result of sequester cuts to the extended unemployment benefits - supposedly kept in place by Congress. I got a notice in my e-mail today from the Colorado Unemployment office informing me to expect my benefit to go down - maybe even vanish by April 1. April fool, suckers! And you thought you were going to be able to pay your rent next month! I'm only getting my extended benefits starting on March 25. That's an entire week's worth. Whoo Hoo! Thanks so much, you worthless group of sleeze bags who pretend to be our "Representatives." __________________ This space left intentionally blank.

03-12-2013, 11:04 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Life is tough on the fringe. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-13-2013, 12:23 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The good news is, the recession is over. The bad news is, (besides the lunatics are still running the asylum), unemployment remains high and probably will for awhile. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-13-2013, 05:48 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I got an email last night from an administrator at my non-profit. One Early Head Start room and one infant and toddler room are closing. 4 teachers will be laid off. Head Start and on-site UPK are closing 2 weeks early. My department relies on HS to provide "typical" children for 2 integrated rooms, no word yet on that, but we contracted to provide integrated services which you obviously can't do in a non-integrated classroom. We don't know if my site will close early. Our organization is losing 5% of its Head Start budget which was already disbursed and must be paid back. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-13-2013, 07:17 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's truth, justice, and the Teapublican way. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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