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"States Cutting Weeks of Aid to the Jobless"
"I worked for 26 years; I lost my job through no fault
of my own. This is what I get?'
of my own. This is what I get?'
Alnetta McKnight, of Riegelwood, N.C.,
who lost her job as a security guard
in last June and whose jobless
payments have run out and now,
with her 14-year old son, is living
on close to nothing.
who lost her job as a security guard
in last June and whose jobless
payments have run out and now,
with her 14-year old son, is living
on close to nothing.
Last July, the state sharply cut
its unemployment program,
reducing the maximum number
of weeks of benefits to 20 from
73 and cutting the maximum
weekly benefit as well.
its unemployment program,
reducing the maximum number
of weeks of benefits to 20 from
73 and cutting the maximum
weekly benefit as well.
New York Times
January 22, 2014
January 22, 2014
