Becoming a 99er is certainly a culture shock. Within the space of a couple of years, you go literally from riches to rags. When you first realize that you just can’t to go right out and get another job, you become angry as you see your world falling apart and know you made no mistake to cause your downfall. After a year with no money you find that you quit looking in shop windows and confine your time in the store to the grocery area as everything else is just out of the question.
As you’re selling off everything you own you are watching the rich Wall Street CEOs, who destroyed your life, prosper like they never have before. Then you find out that your government, not only does not care about your plight, but has actually participated in orchestrating it. At this point, some start thinking of suicide and others about murder. But the truly intelligent started thinking about arresting the criminals, taking the money back, and seeing the thieves punished. I think most 99ers have come to the healthy conclusion that all talk of unemployment extensions is just that, talk designed to stall.
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