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I'm not an economist, but did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

That said, it seems to me that if we quit extending the unemployment benefits, there are some percentage of workers who would get off their asses and go back to work.

"That said, it seems to me that if we quit extending the unemployment benefits, there are some percentage of workers who would get off their asses and go back to work."

What do you do for a living tough guy?

"it seems to me that if we quit extending the unemployment benefits, there are some percentage of workers who would get off their asses and go back to work"

I have seen this line or many similar ones posted before around here.

You and your kind really have hit the nail on the head. I used to make $1500.00 a week now on unemployment I make $309.00 a week. I paid into this system for over 26 years without having to collect one dime. Now I find myself unemployed, older than the average job seeker, with a history of making good money. I have a ton of experience in a field of work that was booming for years.

But your right, I just love being on unemployment as I set and watch my life go down the tubes and listen to all of you dumba$$ know it alls pontificate about how if we did not have anything we would get off our asses and go to work. I have applied for every job that I see and still no interviews, no calls, no chance of getting in the door.

I paid much more into this system than they can ever pay me at $309.00 a week. I put my time in Nam and I did the right thing by voting for GW. I do not blame anyone for the situation I am in but at the same time I do not need to hear from some jerkoff that if I just got off my ass I would find a job.

If they can spend $15 billion dollars to bail out the airlines they can afford to give me back some of my money. It is called unemployment insurance for a reason.