There is a category I believe is being overlooked in the jobs lost debacle. The small business people who are going into bankrupt courts to save what they can are certainly losing their businesses, but they are not going immediately into the unemployment offices to pick up their checks. They stay out of that category as long as they can and try to change to a different business. I wish success to them all, in my family and yours. I believe Obama and his accompanying socialist administration has almost completly lost the small business vote. This country would have done better if it had voted for Rube Goldberg; at least his stuff worked, well, some of it did. Obama’s don’t!
Marvin E. Fox

Fact of the matter is this has always been a political basketball.. All presidents have gained and lost according to unemployment filings. I’m not saying our current president is a victim of circumstance (simply because the stats are against him) I’m saying that congress and the hill have always played with these numbers in order to gain votes.. It is not a secluded gimmick.

Heard from a trustee that barely 1% of self-filers succeed. While I figure it is true that if so many self or media proclaimed “experts” really knew what they were talking about, the world would probably not be in such turmoil, it may be best to turn to an expert on this one.

elizibeths warrens great-great-great-somrthing was involved in killing indians (native Americans). that means she is teling the truth about having indian blood. stop picking on her, she is a typical liberal (tells lies).

Why do you think even the Ds support letting benefits expire before the elections? Once you run out of benefits, you no longer register as looking for work or collecting benefits – so you are no longer counted either. What would counting all that wanted a job, but run out of benefits make the unemployment rate – are we above 25% yet?

Nothing happening today Chip? ( as in did you have a point? )

The costs of filing bankruptcy are: Purchasing the forms at a legal supply store and the filing fees, etc………..so let’s take a look.

Q Filing Fee of $245. If the fee is to be paid in installments or the debtor requests a waiver of the fee, the debtor must be an individual
and must file a signed application for court approval. Official Form 3A or 3B and Fed.R.Bankr.P. 1006(b), (c)

Q Administrative fee of $46 and trustee surcharge of $15. If the debtor is an individual and the court grants the debtor’s request, these
fees are payable in installments or may be waived.

So what is the cost of filing……………$ 0.

What YOU are talking about…….is using a “lawyer”, one certified in “admiralty and maritime law” and “accepted by the bar.” ( para legal is cheaper…….and would probably do the work anyway )

Cheapest way…….buy the forms and follow instructions. ( time not being an issue?)

So the next time it is your turn to contribute something here, instead of scratching your head…….try doing a little research and provide some “useful” information……unless there is a “policy” that prohibits actually doing this here?

BTW……just this point alone, would have given you a segue to a more interesting topic
about having to rely on so called “experts”……….oops, wait…..that IS the business you’re
in, isn’t it?

Unemployment is a lot lower than we can imagine. All those working and getting paid under the table are not counted!

ALL of the people that have given up looking for a job and are no longer collecting unemployment should file for it anyway come September 1. That way there would be an accurate count and bho couldn’t spin his way out.