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Originally Posted by baddog
There is work out there. You may not like the work, but it is there. I am sorry if you lost your job, but I can not support you. I will not support you.
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There is work out there, but not as much work as there are people looking for work. I saw a story on CNN the other day that there are now companies that are hiring, but they have signs up that say, "Not accepting applications if you are unemployed." They say that they want people that they know will be good employees and often those that are unemployed are not. So it just got harder for some people to find a job.
But if we just cut off unemployment really you will still end up supporting them and the cost could be higher than it is now. Without unemployment most will lose their COBRA coverage (if they had it) this means if they have medical problems they will go to the ER and probably not pay and the cost is passed on to others. Without unemployment they will qualify for max food stamps (where they may not have qualified for much before) and if they become homeless they could end up in government subsidized housing. If this person has a kid they could end up on welfare. All of these things we pay for.
In a perfect world the person would just get a job and support themselves. But if they have no job right now I think I would rather pay the unemployment then potentially everything else that could come along with them losing it.