A peek into the life of the unemployed, letter from a 99er.
I came across a very sobering and rather disturbing letter today published on ZeroHedge . For those not familiar, 99ers are those people whose ninety nine weeks of unemployment insurance has run out. What is especially tragic about this letter beyond the perspective is not that this is as close of a suicide letter as one will see on the Internet, but the underlying message does not add up. The letter: Hello, I'm unemployed over two years now, a 99er without any benefits for three months. I followed Unemployed Friends almost from its start, never posted until now, but am grateful for my time with you all. I did as asked with calls and e-mails, etc. I've a confession to make to you all. I'm a criminal. I've obeyed the 10 commandments and all laws except: I'm unemployed and that's now a crime, I'm poor and that's a crime, I'm worthless surplus population and that's a crime, I'm a main street American Citizen born and raised in the USA a