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  #1 Anderson Everett on 25 Apr 12

   

  One of the conditions of receiving benefits from unemployment insurance is that you must be actively looking for a job. People may become lazy and dependent on the benefits and this may induce some people to stay unemployed but pretend that they are looking for a job. These people would, incorrectly, be included in the unemployment rate statistics, which would inflate the rate.
  
  On the other hand, some people are unemployed, are not actively looking for work, but would accept a job would one become available. This may happen if they had been actively looking for work but were unsuccessful; this could discourage them and cause them to voluntarily withdraw from the labor force.
  
  The unemployment rate does not measure the amount of people that are "underemployed." Let's say someone works a part time job that offers 15 hours of work per week but this person needs a full time job in order to make ends meet. Let's say he is working this part time job only because it is all that he could find. This person would be considered "employed" yet he really is "underemployed." So, the unemployment rate cannot be an exact measure of the employed work force in the economy.
  
  To conclude, the unemployment rate will never be an exact measure but it is still a useful index. The most useful aspect of the index is that it shows the general direction of the unemployment rate. Comparing it over months or years can show the general employment trend and can show the direction of changes in unemployment. That is what the rate should be used to show. You cannot use any single month of statistics on its own.
  
  Unemployment Insurance that is what it is called, no one wants to collect it, but if you have to it is a comfort to know that it is there. You pay into it and you should be able to collect on it. Most states offer 26 weeks, and in past times that was sufficient enough until you found work.
  
  Well times have changed and the economy is on a major downturn, with 5 applicant for every 1 job that is available, jobs are becoming harder and harder to find, so in the past The Senate has passed extensions known as Tiers...up to 99 weeks, but in the past month The Republicans in the Senate are playing partisan games with unemployed Americans ability to provide for their families.
  
  There have been numerous attempts to pass and Unemployment extension bill, one as part of a bigger package, and a stand alone bill, each time it has come up for vote, the republicans have staged a filibuster saying that they can not vote for the extension because it will add to the deficit that is over 3 trillion dollars, they can find money to fight 2 wars, extend tax breaks to the wealthy, etc. But when it comes to the middle class that is hurt the most in these tough times, all we hear is "Sorry can't help you", "People on Unemployment would rather collect unemployment instead of looking for work" and the most insulting thing is "People on unemployment should be tested for drug use".
  
  First off as one of the 99er's, I would rather have a job than collect unemployment, no one in their right mind will say, "Wow with this 300.00 check, I don't need to go out and look for work, 300.00 dollars today is enough when you are unemployed to put food on the table, pay a bill or use towards rent.
  
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  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">One of the conditions of receiving benefits from unemployment insurance is that you must be actively looking for a job. People may become lazy and dependent on the benefits and this may induce some people to stay unemployed but pretend that they are looking for a job. These people would, incorrectly, be included in the unemployment rate statistics, which would inflate the rate.<br /><br />On the other hand, some people are unemployed, are not actively looking for work, but would accept a job would one become available. This may happen if they had been actively looking for work but were unsuccessful; this could discourage them and cause them to voluntarily withdraw from the labor force.<br /><br />The unemployment rate does not measure the amount of people that are "underemployed." Let's say someone works a part time job that offers 15 hours of work per week but this person needs a full time job in order to make ends meet. Let's say he is working this part time job only because it is all that he could find. This person would be considered "employed" yet he really is "underemployed." So, the unemployment rate cannot be an exact measure of the employed work force in the economy.<br /><br />To conclude, the unemployment rate will never be an exact measure but it is still a useful index. The most useful aspect of the index is that it shows the general direction of the unemployment rate. Comparing it over months or years can show the general employment trend and can show the direction of changes in unemployment. That is what the rate should be used to show. You cannot use any single month of statistics on its own.<br /> <br />Unemployment Insurance that is what it is called, no one wants to collect it, but if you have to it is a comfort to know that it is there. You pay into it and you should be able to collect on it. Most states offer 26 weeks, and in past times that was sufficient enough until you found work.<br /><br />Well times have changed and the economy is on a major downturn, with 5 applicant for every 1 job that is available, jobs are becoming harder and harder to find, so in the past The Senate has passed extensions known as Tiers...up to 99 weeks, but in the past month The Republicans in the Senate are playing partisan games with unemployed Americans ability to provide for their families.<br /><br />There have been numerous attempts to pass and Unemployment extension bill, one as part of a bigger package, and a stand alone bill, each time it has come up for vote, the republicans have staged a filibuster saying that they can not vote for the extension because it will add to the deficit that is over 3 trillion dollars, they can find money to fight 2 wars, extend tax breaks to the wealthy, etc. But when it comes to the middle class that is hurt the most in these tough times, all we hear is "Sorry can't help you", "People on Unemployment would rather collect unemployment instead of looking for work" and the most insulting thing is "People on unemployment should be tested for drug use".<br /><br />First off as one of the 99er's, I would rather have a job than collect unemployment, no one in their right mind will say, "Wow with this 300.00 check, I don't need to go out and look for work, 300.00 dollars today is enough when you are unemployed to put food on the table, pay a bill or use towards rent.<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.unemployment-extension.org/michigan-unemployment-claims.html">michigan unemployment extension</a></div>

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