Zander
Platinum Member
In the short run, yes, paying unemployment benefits does have a stimulative effect on the economy. But over the long term, they are a drain. Otherwise we could simply give unemployment benefits to every person in the country and ABRACADABRA- we'd have a booming economy.
If you pay a man to do nothing, he will do nothing. Doing nothing does not help grow the economy....
If you pay a man to do nothing, he will do nothing. Doing nothing does not help grow the economy....