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Unemployment Benefits are Becoming a Dependence Problem
By: Neil Snyder
12/29/2012
Imagine that you meet a young woman and after introductions, you ask, "What do you do?"
"I'm unemployed," she says.
"That's too bad. I hope you find a job soon."
Nothing unusual so far, but the conversation is about to take an interesting turn.
"I'm not looking for a job. Being unemployed is what I do."
The look on your face shows your bewilderment. What on earth is she talking about?
Welcome to the new United States of America, the Obama model that you voted to give another chance even though he didn't earn it. Yesterday, he said,
"So if we don't see an agreement between the two leaders in the Senate, I expect a bill to go on the floor-and I have asked Senator Reid to do this-put a bill on the floor that makes sure that taxes on middle class families don't go up, that unemployment insurance is still available for 2 million people, and that lays the groundwork then for additional deficit reduction and economic growth steps that we can take in the New Year."
I suppose that if you have never had to earn a living you wonder why anyone should have to. That's the problem with freebees. People who get them never learn to appreciate the importance of being able to take care of themselves. They think that their mere existence is their contribution to society.
Several years ago, I read a study about unintentionally creating dependence, and one of its findings made a lasting impression on me. The study concluded that when parents continue giving their children money after they should be taking care of themselves, it destroys their interest in ever becoming independent. The most shocking finding to me was how little money it takes to destroy their initiative.
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