An updated version of a State of the Unemployed diary I prematurely posted.
"Every day Americans don't receive unemployment insurance is another day more American workers and families will slip into poverty. That's not only a human tragedy; it's an economic blow our country can't afford." --Senator Sherrod Brown
BUT the unemployment extension will be further delayed at least another week; meanwhile the unemployed are:
Creditors call every day all day long, the worry has put me into a deep dark depression, I can't pay my bills or feed my kids like they're accustomed to, and I'm scared out of my wits. I have thought about killing myself, but my kids stop me as they need me.
"Scared out of my wits" is one of 1894 unemployment stories that have been posted on About.com. More few excerpts from some of the most recent tales follow after the jump.