**Sorry, If You Have Been Unemployed for 99 Weeks You Are Still Getting Cut-Off**

Americans who have been on unemployment benefits for a very long time might have felt a twinge of relief when they learned that the tax deal cut in Washington, DC this week would extend unemployment benefits for another 13-months.

But if those who have been on unemployment for close to the maximum time permitted in their state thought the new "extension" would keep them from getting cut off, they've made a mistake.

The "extension" does not extend the number of weeks on which anyone can collect unemployment. That number still stands exactly where it did before the extension.

[link to finance.yahoo.com]