[algernonpj]

“””The employer pays it out, and I believe the fed. gov’t. funded the extensions (the employers aren’t on the hook indefinitely)”””

They will be on the hook soon enough. Someone has to pay for the two year paid vacations.

While the lazy have always been among us, anyone who thinks two years on unemployment is a vacation needs a reality check.

Currently ~ 8 million illegals have jobs, and 125,000 NEW LEGAL workers are brought into the US each MONTH. Here in NJ, those of US in IT compete not only with guest workers who often pay no or partial taxes, but also illegal aliens (visa overstays)who work through temp agencies.

Jobs Report Looks Awful Below the Surface

For those who can find jobs, those jobs are increasingly part time

[shelterguy]

“”
While the lazy have always been among us, anyone who thinks two years on unemployment is a vacation needs a reality check””

My current UI tax rate is close to 11%. Maybe we could double it so people could stay on vacation forever.

[kearnyirish2]

“Here in NJ, those of US in IT compete not only with guest workers who often pay no or partial taxes, but also illegal aliens (visa overstays)who work through temp agencies. For those who can find jobs, those jobs are increasingly part time.”

You’re absolutely right, and no matter how Obama’s media henchmen dress it up, those American workers (either working part-time or having their wages driven down by “newcomers” - both legal & illegal) will not make the same mistake twice in terms of voting for Obama or Dems. In fact, a year after delivering NJ to Obama, many of those voters turned around and elected Christie as governor.

[Paul R.]

Are those 125,000 new legal workers brought into the U.S. each month part of the reported 221,000 increase in March? If so, add in those MacDonalds’ bottom rung (mostly) jobs and you don’t have much left.