Currently IRS has only a $2400 U/B tax free deduction - New 2010 - JOBLESS STUB RETRO 2009 U/B TAX FREE ACT - proposal bill makes all U/B 100% tax free for 2009! Focus is on New Chairman Sandy Levin, US Ways and Means Committee to step up and committee members to climb on board.
Unemployment Gone Mad - All 09 Unemployment RETRO Tax Free
Press Release March 4, 2010 Representative Sander Levin was recently appointed to replace Rep. Charlie Rangel as chairman of the US House Ways and Means Committee. Michigan Rep. Sandy Levin who is on his 14th term now has been an advocate of organized labor forever and understands the dire straights of unemployment. Unemployment Gone Mad see this as our best chance to pass the tax reform bill "JOBLESS STUB RETRO 2009 U/B TAX FREE ACT".
Press Release March 2, 2010 Jobless Bill Passes after Republican Senator Jim Bunning dropped his objection to Senate bill to extend jobless benefits and allowing the Senate to resolve an impasse Tuesday night. Bunning’s objection caused the expiration of unemployment benefits for 100,000 people yesterday, as well as the halting of a number of federal transportation projects and 2,000 workers being furloughed without pay.
Press Release February 24, 2010 Senate Democrats delivered the first of several promised 2010 jobs bills, passing a 35 billion measure blending tax breaks for companies that hire unemployed workers with highway funding eagerly sought by the states. Harry Reid has promised to advance longer-term help for the unemployed and a host of other measures as early as next week. So far no mention of retroactive tax free unemployment benefits for 2009. We are still waiting at Unemployment Gone Mad for debate on the "JOBLESS STUB RETRO 2009 U/B TAX FREE ACT" or a similar bill.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM6CuCjUTdk
Press Release February 11, 2010 Open Letter to - Mr Chairman,Charles B. Rangel, D NY-15 Ways and Means Committee -
STOP TAXING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS! - Write a Legislative reform bill for retroactive 2009 100% U/B tax free status like the one below. Let's not forget about those who have lost a job in 2009 and remember you, Chairman of the US Ways and Means committee can still help in a big way in 2010 with this new bill. Have you heard about the Jobless STUB Retro 2009 U/B Tax Free Act? STUB is like a paycheck stub and stands for STOP TAXING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. The new legislative reform bill needs your attention and will make all unemployment collected in 2009 tax free not just the current law deduction of an insane $2400 exemption (about 6 checks). You should consider passing this bill before April 15 2010 because 5.8 million have most of their income from unemployment compensation and didn't withhold in order to survive. Making the long term unemployed have an IRS tax liability is unjust and unsound in this economy. Next the unemployed will face collection and having a credit rating disaster. This bill needs to be endorsed and launched by you and will be a big life changer for millions who drew a lot of benefits and couldn't withhold. Remember a record 20 million collected some unemployment in 2009. Thanks from Carl Larson Executive Director at Unemployment Gone Mad and all of the Gone Mad activist community.
PRESS RELEASE Jan 29, 2010 The new focus of the Unemployment Gone Mad community is contacting US House Ways & Means members see link below.
The Committee on Ways and Means is the oldest committee of the United States Congress, and is the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives.The U.S. Constitution which declares, "All Bills for raising or decreasing Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives."
Click here - Committee Members US House Ways & Means
PRESS RELEASE Jan 15, 2010 Taxing the Banks? How about giving the unemployed receiving benefits in 2009 a tax break by taxing the banks so they can pay for it. The Unemployment Gone Mad community of activists and supporters feels that since the banks created this financial crisis in the first place they can finally help out the unemployed they deprived. The new legislative bill proposal called the "JOBLESS STUB RETRO 2009 U/B TAX FREE ACT" (STUB meaning Stop Taxing Unemployment Benefits) is making this an issue worthy of IRS tax reform.
PRESS RELEASE Dec 31, 2009 A record 20 million-plus Americans collected unemployment benefits at some point in 2009, a year that ended with the jobless rate at 10 percent. But limited hiring means the ranks of the long-term unemployed continues to grow, with more than 5.8 million people out of work for more than six months. Full Story By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER (A/P)
PRESS RELEASE Dec 19, 2009 Senate passes bill so Jobless Americans will soon get two more months to file for unemployment benefits
and qualify for the COBRA health coverage subsidy.
PRESS RELEASE Dec 18, 2009 An Additional unemployment aid extension under a $636.3 billion defense bill now heads for a 7:30 a.m. Saturday Dec 19 vote in the Senate after Friday's 1:30 a.m. cloture vote.
PRESS RELEASE Dec 12, 2009 A new legislative advocate bill proposal called " JOBLESS STUB RETRO 2009 U/B TAX FREE ACT " (STUB meaning Stop Taxing Unemployment Benefits) has been kick started by the Unemployment Gone Mad Community and is being launched to make All Unemployment Benefits received in 2009 tax free. Coalition partnerships are currently in the works to gather grass root support for Congressional Committee Action. The Gone Mad opinion is 2009 lifelines deserve 100% tax free status during the 2009 New Depression Blues year. Not just the current 2400 dollar deduction.
PRESS RELEASE Nov 6, 2009 President Obama signed today the bill that extends jobless benefits for long time unemployed workers for up to 20 additional weeks. It’s the same extension bill that Senate Republicans held up earlier this week. Exit polls in New Jersey and Virginia elections show the economy was the key issue.
PRESS RELEASE Nov 5, 2009 House passed the Senate bill that was passed late Wednesday night and now on to Obama
PRESS RELEASE Nov 4, 2009 Senate Democrats succeeded on Wednesday at ending debate on a
bill that would extend most Americans' jobless benefits by 14 to 20 weeks.The 97-1 vote concludes a four-week
standoff between the majority party and GOP leaders over the extension. Passage vote hopefully Thrusday night (really).
PRESS RELEASE Nov 3, 2009 Artist Country Carl says "Some good news if your not already a dumpster diver, a tent pitcher or a street corner beggar. Wednesday Nov 4 should be the day the Senate passes this 26 day be damned extension bill and then back to the House for more GOP arm wrestling!"
Here is the complete New Depression Blues video
PRESS RELEASE Nov 2, 2009 Senate Cloture Vote to end debate, which passed 85-2, and bipartisan substitute amendments that would add two expiring stimulus programs to it — the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit and loss carry-back accounting privileges for businesses.
PRESS RELEASE Oct 27, 2009 Senate Cloture Vote on Unemployment Extension happens. Senators voted 87-13 to cut off debate to the unemployment insurance bill and prevent consideration of amendments. Passage could be this week.
PRESS RELEASE Oct 26, 2009 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is blocking the bill again with his attitude "LET THEM EAT CAKE"
PRESS RELEASE Oct 19, 2009 Senate Republicans keep stalling the Unemployment Extension Bill, introducing more amendments (6 so far) demanding more debate about the bill's funding.
PRESS RELEASE Oct 8, 2009 As thousands of jobless Americans run out of unemployment checks every day,
Congress is still debating who should qualify for a benefits extension.
Senate Democrats Thursday introduced a bill to add 14 weeks of
benefits in all states. In states with unemployment levels greater than 8.5%
they will add an additional six weeks for a total of 20 weeks.
PRESS RELEASE Sept 23,2009 House approves bill extending unemployment benefits for 13-weeks. The bill passed easily, 331-83 and extends benefits for those living in states with jobless rates higher than 8.5% which is some 27 states.
It is now up to the Senate so contact the Senate power broker below!
PRESS RELEASE Sept 3,2009 Labor Department report showed that while payrolls dropped by the least since August 2008, the unemployment rate still rose to a 26-year high of 9.7. Payrolls dropped another 216,000 in August!
UNEMPLOYMENT GONE MAD!
CNBC- August 24 2009 FAST MONEY - SANTELLI'S STREET- COUNTRY CARL makes an appearance!
CNBC link http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1225355223&play=1
- CNBC show clip on Nav Bar also
In the coming months, up to 1.5 million jobless
Americans will exhaust their unemployment-insurance benefits. In a feature story in the
New York Times by Erik Eckholm the New Depression Blues facts for the unemployed claimants are exposed.
Present Unemployment Benefit Law:
President Obama authorized extended unemployment benefits, also referred to as Emergency Unemployment Compensation,
through 2009, by signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Act)..
In Response the Unemployment Gone Mad Community is requesting additional Federal (EUC)
benefits be provided for those who exhaust this first EUC program in 2009 with another
equal round eligible for July-Dec.in 2009. Also the Unemployment Gone Mad Community wants all
benefits collected during 2009 to be 100% tax free not just the first $2400 see IRS link.
YOUR E-Action Hot-Line Advocate Community
For your an Additional Round of Emergency Extended
Unemployment Benefits....
You need to take political E- action below! ...
Contact as many of the Senate and House POWER BROKERS as you can.
LISTED below is their Official Email Addresses.Let them know
the dire situation you face. Make your voices heard before
YOUR HOMELESS and your computer CONNECTION has gone dead!
Unemployment Gone Mad advocate community is also contacting all members
of the Joint Economic Committee for an additional round of emergency and extended benefits in the
July through Dec. 2009 year end.
The Joint Economic Committee (JEC) is a bicameral Congressional
Committee composed of ten members from each the Senate and the House
of Representatives.
The JEC is currently chaired by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY).... Contact Carolyn Maloney
To see all Joint Economic Committee House Members (See Link on Site for complete chart)
To be eligible for extended unemployment benefits, unemployed workers must have first
exhausted their 26 weeks of standard benefits among other eligibility requirements. The
weekly compensation amount is the same as standard unemployment compensation, which varies by state.
Again the Unemployment Gone Mad Community is requesting emergency Federal
(EUC) additional benefits be provided for those who exhaust this first program in 2009
along with State (EB) with another round for July-Dec. in 2009 and be of an equal length
to the first (EUC) claim.
Unemployed workers would apply (file claims) for extended unemployment benefits when
available, through the unemployment offices in their work states. Typically, unemployed
workers must "officially" file claims to determine their final eligibility.
The Gone Mad community has no disagreement with state filing procedures.
PRESS RELEASE July 13 2009: Unemployment Gone Mad seeks volunteers for PR media contact Reps
across different regions of the United States to pressure the Joint Economic Committee and
to influence other Key Power Brokers of Congress. Position Requirements Below
AD VOLUNTEER COPY:You will be contacting large city and small town Newspapers along with TV News Stations
in the Southwestern United States. (see) http://www.Unemployment-Gone-Mad.Com/
Contact Official Business Link on Site or Craig's Lists Ad connection for go ahead
approval. Must be professional through written and phone communication.Must be able to
conduct a PR media interview as an Unemployment Gone Mad official spokes person when
necessary. Be able to handle TV exposure and photo Ops for web publication. Possible
national front advancement and travel with outside non profit organization funding.
WHO WE ARE:
The July-Dec. 2009 Unemployment Gone Mad Advocate Community is made up of working people from
all walks of life who are now jobless. So many of us have struggle to survive for so long
that we are now shell shocked. So many of us have no hope in sight except a benefit check.
Many have said we are in a recession but when you consider
this economic disaster started in Dec 2007 this is really an under statement.
What we are facing is the symptoms of a New Depression.(See Link on Site for more Info)
WHAT CAN YOU DO:
Finally there is hope with a group of individuals united in purpose to gain self respect and
dignity. The Gone Mad Community is seeking additional entitlements now for all victims
of this disaster in return for the years of work we contributed in building this great
country. We the Unemployment Gone Mad Advocate Community are taking action through power
in numbers by advocating policy change.(See Link on Site for more Info)
Here are the lyrics to COUNTRY CARL... Protest Song/Video...NEW DEPRESSION BLUES:
My jeans are wearin thin
My pockets wearin through
I aint had a paycheck
Since they’ve closed the factory too
I got the new..I got the New Depression Blues
And things aint been this bad here since 1932
The unemployment office,
they pay my salary
but when my checks stopped coming
You know I just can’t live for free
I got the new..I got the New Depression Blues
and things aint been this bad here.since 1932
(Instr.)
Now they bailed out the big banks
And motor city too
They foreclosed on my house
and my trailer rent is overdue
I don’t know how they figure
That a man’s supposed to live
When they’ve taken just bout everything
He could ever give
I got the new.I got the new depression blues
and things aint been this bad heresince 1932
So lets ask President Obama
have some mercy on us too
get this country back in shape
we’ll vote you back in Oh One Two
I got the new..I got the new depression blues
And things aint been this bad here since 1932.
