"Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Republican whip, argued that
unemployment benefits dissuade people from job-hunting "because people
are being paid even though they're not working."

Excellent for John Kyl. Freakin' lazy assholes getting $600 a week is
too much for these lazy *******s to make when all these non-existent
jobs are out there waiting for qualified applicants.

Nevermind that employees and employers pay into an insurance fund in
most states and federally. Like other insurance coverages, medical,
life and disability, you should have to fight for coverage for which
you've paid in.

"Unemployment insurance "doesn't create new jobs. In fact, if
anything, continuing to pay people unemployment compensation is a
disincentive for them to seek new work," Kyl said during debate over
whether unemployment insurance and other benefits that expired amid
GOP objections Sunday should be extended.

"I'm sure most of them would like work and probably have tried to seek
it, but you can't argue that it's a job enhancer. If anything, as I
said, it's a disincentive. And the same thing with the COBRA extension
and the other extensions here," said Kyl."

Good for greedy, detatched, rich assholes who make laws and block
federal budgets 'cause the money is going to benefit some poor yutz
who doesn't have a pot to **** in, health insurance or enough money to
eat.

Maybe they'll block the foodstamp program next. Wanna see a teaparty?
These cocksuckers better watch out when they get home... I just hope
they've put enough of that cache of bullets aside to make sure
there'll be a different official in office next go round.

"Unemployment benefits are generally so small that much of it is often
used to pay for COBRA health insurance, even when subsidized. The size
of the benefits does not generally cover the cost of living and it
would be hard to find a single person who would prefer unemployment to
having a job so that they could get subsidized COBRA."