LOL -- A warning from Napolitano

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Originally Posted by Riot

Who gets "paid for not working" except for farmers?

I am quite sure these numbers are far higher now.

In September 2009, around 4 million Americans were served by a state cash-assistance or welfare program, more than 37 million received federal food stamps and about 9.1 million received unemployment benefits. If treated as exclusive numbers, there would be a total of 50.1 million Americans who received federal aid in September 2009. This data is based on a report published in USA today in January 2010.

That said, I have no problem with unemployment, temporary unemployment, as it was meant to be. As an employer of people it is almost less expensive to maintain a worker rather than let one go. UI is expensive and does not allow for inexpensive replacement workers.
Where I grew up, many of my neighbors took FULL advantage of the handout system by having extra children, not working (on purpose) and even not marrying to maintain their low (read $0) income levels despite the fact that they lived next door to us (dad was a cop, mom worked too). This is who, besides farmers are paid not to work, far more than the $300 or so UI pays.