I've been largely absent from any political discussion for nearly a year, possibly longer. After 8 years of working in Washington DC at various places, some high profile, I was laid off in January 2009. After years of commuting for 20 hours weekly, I was happy to have more time to spend with my family. What I was worried about was my prospects of finding gainful employment. I remember cracking a smile and asking why they were laying me off in the middle of the worst recession the country had seen in a while. The Fat Cats that laid me off happily stated that I would find employment within three months.
I'm still unemployed. To make this all worse, in Dec of 2009 my husband lost his job. In two weeks his benefits will run out. What will we do?