# Dopers affected by cut in unemployment benefits?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-affected-by-cut-in-unemployment-benefits/677374>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 28, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-affected-by-cut-in-unemployment-benefits/677374 "2013-12-28T22:07:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-affected-by-cut-in-unemployment-benefits/677374/1 "2013-12-28T22:07:50Z")

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[A one-year extension to emergency unemployment benefits expired at midnight on Dec. 28.](http://cir.ca/news/unemployment-benefits-running-out)

The article says 1.3 million people will be impacted. I’m curious how they’re going to fare. I expect a lot of minimum wage positions will be filled. I dunno about 1.3 million of them, though.

I know at least one Doper is sleeping restlessly. Anyone else? Or do you know anyone else?