Avid,
Sorry about your parents. Please do not take this personal, as each situation is unique and I really feel for anyone in their situation. Trust me, I have struggled myself. But this is a subject I brought up months earlier. How many extensions are enough and when does it turn into a form of welfare. Just saying. At some point it switches because the money paid in is used up. No one is screwing anyone out of their benefits, they just are not giving them more at a time when it may be smart to. I really am not sure how I feel about extending the benefits, as it may be benefical to the economy in general, but to say an extension is deserved or expected. Sorry, I cannot agree. As a self-employed person dealing with real estate and construction, many of the people I know are really suffering, but are not going to get a cent. Why should unemployed people continue to get benefits that are beyond earned? If they do, are you about to offer it to self employed construction workers, real estate agents, mortgage brokers, and others whose industry collapsed?