why dont they trying to do something about getting these people jobs. dont they realize all those people will pay no taxes and the states and gov will loose 10 times the amount there paying people on lose tax revenue. what a bunch of idiots
FWIW unemployment benefits above $2400/yr are included in Federal gross wages and also taxed by most states.
Free money is hard to resist. Something strange must happen to conservatives when elected to Congress. They start believing in free lunches. Congress has created two huge new entitlements: perpetual unemployment benefits and government provided down payment for a home purchase. Are there any conservatives in Congress?