Study: People on unemployment benefits find work faster than those who do not use it [View all]
The very common Republican/Tea Party talking point is that people use unemployment insurance and just wait out their 99 weeks or that it's a luxury they get rich off of. Really.
Outside of talking points, and into actual research, the opposite seems to be true.
* People on unemployment still feel like they are a valued part of the economy
* They are required to look for a job and they do more job searches than a person who does not use unemployment insurance
* They apply to jobs that they are qualified doing instead of the first job they find
Here's a new study pointing to some evidence of those very things:
http://www.nelp.org/page/-/UI/2012/Fact-Sheet-Unemployment-Insurance-Back-to-Work.pdf?nocdn=1
The safety net is not just some thing for the 'filthy and unwashed 47%', it's for our whole country. Republicans need to realize that.
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