I Am Ecstatic That This Deal Got Done

[stopbush]

because I am unemployed.

I just qualified for the 2nd round of Fed extended benefits and was in danger of losing them.

If we had gone over the cliff and tax rates had gone up on middle class people, it might have cost the average family an extra $2000 a year in taxes. Those are taxes that they'd subtract from their yearly gross wages.

If we had gone over the cliff and unemployment benefits had not been extended, I would have been losing $1800 A MONTH, with no paycheck to fall back on, and no other income from which to subtract that additional $2000 in yearly taxes.

So, yeah, I am ecstatic that this deal got done.

[BlueCaliDem]

1. I'm very happy for you! Although I caught a lot of flack here

for trying to explain how going over the cliff would have harmed the unemployed, it's very nice to see a real person who has benefited from President Obama's bill.

Thank you for this, stopbush, and I hope your 2013 will be prosperous for you and yours.

[stopbush]

2. Thanks for the positive thoughts.

Hopefully, some kind of job will materialize this year, even though the past two years it's been nada.

I keep slugging away, sending resumes and networking, but few interviews these days and no offers.

I'd mention that last month, three potential employers informed me that they were suspending their searches for positions I had applied to, mothballing said searches until further notice. I have to think that part of that was due to the looming fiscal cliff - employers get cold feet when they don't know what's happening with taxes and the economy.

Now that the deal has been done, I'm hoping employers will feel confident enough to start hiring again.

BTW - I see plenty of views of my OP, but few comments. I'm guessing that many DUers are taking a look at the OP, ready to blast me for the post, but then pulling back when they confront the reality of my situation, a situation some 2-million Americans were facing just a day ago.