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I'm in the camp of people that think most unemployed people either don't try at all, don't try for jobs they feel are beneath them, or don't learn other skills necessary to get jobs they can't currently get (I realize not all cities are alike but here at least, there are 100% FREE adult education classes on all sorts of things, libraries, the internet with many free information sources, etc.).

My brother who has probably been fired from more than a dozen jobs over the years always finds work, ALWAYS. Sometimes it's temp/contract work vs. permanent jobs (I wonder how many people flat-out ignore temp work), sometimes it's doing odd jobs for people directly, seeking them out on Craigslist, etc., but I don't think he's gone a month without work in several years except when he was in rehab (and yea, he was getting jobs even while he had a pretty bad drug problem).

Yes, he knows computer stuff and not everyone does, but I bet a sliver of unemployed people do anything constructive besides submitting applications. They could be using the time to learn skills to get jobs they wouldn't be able to get. Hell, even if they don't have a computer/net connection, LIBRARY. When times are tough, you have to get tougher and work harder and use different angles if necessary to get what you need.

I don't believe there would be no unemployment if there were no unemployment benefits, but you would see much much more motivation out of the unemployed if their unemployment wasn't lasting a ridiculous amount of time.

I know someone recently who drew unemployment for at least a year if not longer. Happily took it in, didn't do shit except go to the casino and gamble all but the bare essential money away. Kept doing that until unemployment ran out. Then...well whaddya know, he went out and looked for a job, and got one in a week or two. I refuse to believe that it's only a tiny percentage of people that have that exact same path.

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