I was laid off and applied for unemployment online. After WEEKS of hearing nothing back, I finally went to the office and it was expedited much faster. Wasn't the whole point of putting it online to streamline the process?
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Obama Announces Economic Recovery
Advisory Board
Obama is working hard to clean up the economy and is looking for suggestions in and outside of Washington.
Popular Suggestions » Unemployment
Improve Unemployment Application Process
Posted by hereiam 579 days ago (Suggestion)Create jobs, stop importing, keep the work in USA
Posted by Lyndastuff 573 days ago (Suggestion)
Really, don't you think that we would all have daily jobs if there wasn't so much importing? There used to be a time where you can go to many industrial parks and get a job, learn a trade, now there is nothing. Everything is moved over seas and I don't understand why it is not those companies that are taxed hard when they do/did this, so that they stay here and create jobs for us HERE. To me it's simple, buy American as best you can, tell those companies overseas that if they want our money to bring their business here and hire people here. Otherwise, tax those companies more, not the ones that provide employment for us in the USA.
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Continue Unemployment Benfits
Posted by bmunroz 575 days ago (Suggestion)
The unemployment rate is at it's highest and it's more and more difficult to FIND a job. If we can "bail out" the car industry, the bank (who took OUR money and went on vacations and had huge bonuses given to them) then we need to do the same for our unemployed. Help them until they find a job, educate those that need to be. Programs for offenders that are finding it hard to find a job would be good- some of these people did wrong years ago and are still being penalized as if the crime was being committed today. Help our people - in the USA.
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Where is our Bailout?
Posted by ronandpeg 575 days ago (Suggestion)
Unemployed. Bills considerably outweigh income now. Credit card debt being let go right now to afford house payment. One vehicle repossession so far with an outstanding balance left of 11,000.00. What is being done to help people like us so the next thing is not our house? We have 3 young boys ages 10, 11, and 13. I am 53 years old and not exactly in the shape for construction jobs or exactly appealing to the jobs market right now due to my age. What is it I'm supposed to look forward to??
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History has shown that we will need training for construction work
Posted by WoodlandWill 573 days ago (Suggestion)
Roosevelt learned in the 1930's that government funded construction projects does not reduce unemployment. Bank and store clerks are not trained to do the construction jobs that will be needed such as carpenters, welders, cement workers, truck drivers, etc. After twelve years of government funding the unemployment rate was 9.5% when WWII started. We will need heavy training for the current unemployed.
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Lets stop outsourcing jobs to India.
Posted by YGColorado 554 days ago (Suggestion)
If American companies were to stop outsourcing jobs to India and other countries, just think how many American's could get jobs in the United States. The Government should make companies that outsource jobs pay higher taxes. Yvonne
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Giving money to Native families over everyone else . Never mind start giving them housing.
Posted by Hawksblood 562 days ago (Suggestion)
The right for Native people to live like everyone else in the united states. On the Reservation they are refusing to supply housing never mind welfare for them to be able to get it. The Res. in SD being over Uranium and many dying with cancer. The water that they get is very toxic. Why is any other race excepted over the native people. The presiden twent out there saying they will build houses and when they come out they say they caan't do it because they are to poor. T-Hawksblood
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Single widow is looking at being laid off at 56 can't retire, How am I not going to loose everything!
Posted by loganhirst 551 days ago (Suggestion)
I think older unemployed who have lost their jobs should have some type of vocational rehab. I only see construction jobs coming up.
My work is not helping out. I work at Utah State University and I'm scared to death I will loose my job this month.
I think you are a very intelligent leader and things take time but what about us older women. Read More »
My work is not helping out. I work at Utah State University and I'm scared to death I will loose my job this month.
I think you are a very intelligent leader and things take time but what about us older women. Read More »
Living in desperation and little hope
Posted by ladyoj 551 days ago (Suggestion)
I just wanted to take this opportunity to voice my opinion, something that I rarely do, about the issue of whether or not the US Government should offer assistance/ financial aid to immigrants. The US Government has its' hands full already with its' own citizens. Why assist immigrants, when the people here in the US are living in great desperation???
The government has to take extreme and proper measures to come up with a master solution to bail its' own people out of trouble.--- The following is a perfect, sad but very true situation. On Tue, 2/17/09, @dolir.mo.gov> wrote:
From:@dolir.mo.gov>
Subject: RE: Please HELP -In Desperate Need!!!
To: Disqualified Applicant
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The government has to take extreme and proper measures to come up with a master solution to bail its' own people out of trouble.--- The following is a perfect, sad but very true situation. On Tue, 2/17/09, @dolir.mo.gov> wrote:
From:@dolir.mo.gov>
Subject: RE: Please HELP -In Desperate Need!!!
To: Disqualified Applicant
Da Read More »
No jobs because of "Greed"
Posted by missmm50 555 days ago (Suggestion)
The "Free Trade" agreement is what got us in this mess to begin with !!!! It isn't "Free" to us !!! The greedy companies are sending our jobs along with their products to be made in other countries, mostly China, & then bringing them back to sell them to us & count all the MONEY they have made !!! They should start having to pay all the fees that the counties don't have to pay & then maybe they would bring the jobs back here where they belong !!! Does anyone realize that there is not one small appliance made in the USA ??? I understand that we need global trade but not all our jobs too !!! As bad as it is right now, Hershey's are sending 300 jobs to Mexico as we speak ! Also, Lazy-boy is or has sent their furniture to China to be made !! How many more jobs can we afford to lose al
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Mortgage Rates
Posted by randomnews 352 days ago (Suggestion)
If you have decided to buy a property for the first time, then the chances are that you are looking for a good deal on a mortgage. However, as a first time buyer who has never dealt with mortgages before it may be the case that you are not actually sure what a good deal on a mortgage would actually be, and which mortgage you should opt for.
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Provide tax incentives for companies and institutions to retain or hire older workers
Posted by RogerBoyette 336 days ago (Suggestion)
Consider providing tax incentives for companies and institutions to retain or hire older workers rather than to reduce overall labor cost by eliminating them from consideration for employment opportunities or their current employment jobs. Companies and institutions tend (find ways) to terminate or layoff older workers to reduce their overall compensation costs (salary, bonus, commissions, benefits, etc.). Many of these workers are competent and hold special experiences and skills that otherwise would help the company reduce costs and increase revenue. It is difficult for companies to determine qualified versus unqualified older workers, but if the tax incentives rules are constructed properly, qualified older workers will not be terminated just to reduce the bottom line costs.
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unemployed goto home care program that keeps seniors at home
Posted by rblythe1 336 days ago (Suggestion)
Curently many senior citizens are warehoused in nursing homes and give about a dozen drugs. A few of these drugs are psych drugs with outragous prices billed to medicare, and I can tell you as a pharmacist that most should not be given.
Stop this needless precribing, and use the money to pay unemployed people to take care of the seniors in the seniors own home. The state laws regarding the elderly are geared to force them into nursing homes to use them as cash cows for drug companies, and health care corporations.
Call me, I will tell you all about it. Easily 800 dollars a month per senior could shift to employment. Internet hookups with live webcam to doctor/nurse to monitor senior health, and online education to unemployed worker to help in patiet care.
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Stop this needless precribing, and use the money to pay unemployed people to take care of the seniors in the seniors own home. The state laws regarding the elderly are geared to force them into nursing homes to use them as cash cows for drug companies, and health care corporations.
Call me, I will tell you all about it. Easily 800 dollars a month per senior could shift to employment. Internet hookups with live webcam to doctor/nurse to monitor senior health, and online education to unemployed worker to help in patiet care.
But it hurts the drug co Read More »
Read Bob Herbert's column in NYT January 23,2010
Posted by msanger 225 days ago (Suggestion)
Please heed Bob Herbert's editorial on unemployed middle class and speak out.....take whatever actions you can take.
Yours with continued hope, MS Read More »
Yours with continued hope, MS Read More »
Educated but experience is not quite enough
Posted by weboyer 264 days ago (Suggestion)
I have been searching for a new job for quite some time now, and with the education needed, but lacking in direct experience. If the employers would receive a tax incentive to train for their specific need it would help a lot of us get jobs. We are educated and experienced, but not in all of the requirements of the job.
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