Useless Eaters

That's what our politicians think of those who are unemployed and are that way BECAUSE of what the politicians have done to this country.

Killing off the poor, which there are more and more of, is the way to shore up Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security to make sure nobody ever lives long enough to qualify.

The jobless benefit system in the United States, which dates from the 1930s, is a complicated patchwork that varies widely by state, is consistently underfunded, and has sharply reduced eligibility for benefits in recent decades. It is jointly funded by the states and the federal government, but the basic benefits are set and administered by the separate states.

Nationwide only 37 percent of the unemployed receive benefits, with millions of part time workers, the self-employed and many other categories denied coverage. Most states provide a maximum benefit of between $300 and $400 a week, hardly enough to meet rent or mortgage payments, let alone other pressing needs. Even in New Jersey, where the maximum benefit is $584 weekly, the average benefit is nearly $200 less, and only about 50 percent of the unemployed receive any benefits at all.

Still, they are "bums" because of what their employers did.

Sick.