[TheStickman]

They should start their own business or go back to school to learn a new trade. In other words, they should take responsibility for themselves and get busy instead of waiting for the government to take care of them.

[HiTech RedNeck]

In other words, they should take responsibility for themselves and get busy instead of waiting for the government to take care of them.

Whatever Uncle Sam does, unemployment benefits at the state level are conducted as an insurance program not a general tax funded dole. The payments max out well below the poverty level, and to get benefits the beneficiary must be available for work and documentably looking for work. If these benefits go away then the recipients will fall on welfare which is even worse.