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What Do Jobless Do When Unemployment Checks Run Out?
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Economy; Posted on: 2012-08-05 10:16:01 [ Printer friendly / Instant flyer ]
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Unemployment compensation's negative economic effects matter less in tough times when there are fewer jobs.
Since abruptly losing her $312 weekly unemployment check in June, Laurie
Cullinan has depleted her savings, sought food from the Salvation Army and lit candles to save electricity.
If she can't find a job this month, the Royal Oak,
Mich., resident worries she'll be evicted from her apartment, an
unthinkable prospect for the 52-year-old, who enjoyed a solidly
middle-class lifestyle until she lost her office-manager job two years
ago.
"What am I going to do if I'm homeless?" says Cullinan, who collected
unemployment for 1½ years. "My mind won't let me comprehend that."
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News Source: USA Today
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