Ending unemployment benefits is kind

[jackbeingbad]

Letting people rot away from 2 years of inactivity and joblessness living off of charity is NOT kind.

Some people charge after opportunity.

Some people move when it seems their peers opinions think they should move.

Some people only move when they have no choice.


The last group is who's using 99 weeks of unemployment.

And those little birdies need to be thrown from the nest so that they fly.

Until they pick themselves up, they'll never get anywhere.

Nobody likes hiring the unemployed, and in the current market, nobody has to.

[Sexyeccentric1]

You need to stop assuming people unemployed long term are lazy and unwilling to work. Some places in this country there are no jobs period and those that are unemployed are barely able to live off the meager unemployment benefits let alone have the ability to expense a move to a state with better job procurement.

In addition you should read:

[URL="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/business/economy/03unemployed.html?_r=1&pagewan ted=all[/URL]

[CuteOldGuy]

I don't think they start out that way, SexyEx, but after 99 months of benefits, it would be hard to go back to work. I was off 8 months (with no unemployment) recovering from an illness, and it was hard for me to go back to work, and I was working 60 hour, 6 1/2 day weeks for years. So I don't think extended benefits across the board is a good idea. Maybe on a case by case basis, there will be some need. But not across the board.

[JD Barleycorn]

I didn't see COG call anyone lazy but I did see him write that not working for a long period of time can hurt you. I agree with hiim and the HR departments in the land eliminate a lot of potential employees for being out of work for too long.

[jackbeingbad]

Originally Posted by Sexyeccentric1

You need to stop assuming people unemployed long term are lazy and unwilling to work. Some places in this country there are no jobs period and those that are unemployed are barely able to live off the meager unemployment benefits let alone have the ability to expense a move to a state with better job procurement.

In addition you should read:

[url="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/business/economy/03unemployed.html?_r=1&pagewan ted=all[/URL]

They're not lazy, they're resistant to change, unwilling to start over or go in another path.

What they want is their exact old life back or at least 90% of it back.

That's not going to happen, the job market won't support that. They have to accept change, and maybe major change.

It's the little bird analogy, it's scary and their are no guarantees but losing the benefits is the only way to force them into a change.