Quote Originally Posted by Chubminnow View Post
Keep drinking the Kool-Aid and believing what they say on the news about the economy being on the upswing...I don't believe it is, I believe it's smoke and mirrors, voodoo, etc...guess time will tell.

Not sure how many Americans are drawing the maximum amount of unemployment....but the maximum amount in Kentucky is $400.00 dollars per week...and I know one guy, a good guy, a good solid United States citizen, served his country in Vietnam, etc who's been drawing it for two years now...I realize not everyone is eligible for the maximum amount pyable, but that's a lot of money the U.S. is handing out once you figure in how many people it's being paid to. My gosh man...how deep is the U.S. Pocketbook anyway?
, I don't know the max amount, I think it depends on how much you make while working. I collected unemployment back in 09 and I got 415 per week for the first 6 months. got 3 weeks pay from my 1st extension and was called back to work. and the amount drops each time you get an extension. you have to work to receive any unemployment, you get back from a system you worked for years and payed into. the government isn't handing out anything, it's yours and if you are unemployed you deserve it.