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對四千六百萬長期失業人士來說,失業福利縮水，他們的日子越來越難過了。
For the 4.6 million long-term unemployed Americans, the disappointing March
report comes just as life gets even tougher. Rules differ from state to
state, but in general, government checks for the unemployed are shrinking as
extended federal benefits dwindle.
Megan DeYoung lost her extended benefits last week. The Wisconsin chef has
been depending upon the benefits since losing her job more than a year ago.
"Now without extended benefits, the economic impact will be brutal. "It
makes it hard for us to have a life," she said.
之前延長到99周的保險縮成73周，而平均失業週數是37周。
But then in 2012, the job market started improving. In February of last year
, Congress reauthorized the extended-benefits program but began trimming it,
setting the limit at 73 weeks even in the states with the worst
unemployment problems. Advocates for the unemployed say the cuts will have a
brutal impact on people who can't find jobs. One such advocacy group, the
National Employment Law Project, says the average duration of unemployment
is still at 37 weeks, nearly four months longer than during the worst of the
1980s recession.
由於失業人士會把他們領到的前通通花掉,所以對經濟是有幫助的。
Cuts in benefits will not only harm the jobless now, but weaken the economy
over time because the changes will mean "lower consumer spending, and higher
demand for publicly funded social services for decades to come," she
contends. A report last year by the Congressional Budget Office said
extending benefits can help the economy because unemployed workers spend
every additional dollar they receive.
保守團體主張失業保險反而降低失業人士重回職場的動機。
But many conservative economists argue that the labor market has improved
enough to create employment opportunities for those willing to make needed
changes, such as moving to another city, accepting lower wages or learning
new skills. Testifying before Congress, James Sherk, a labor policy analyst
with the conservative research group The Heritage Foundation, said people
getting unemployment insurance (UI) benefits have less incentive to make the
adjustments needed to find jobs."UI payments make being unemployed less
costly, causing UI recipients to take longer to find new work," he said. | m********a
发帖数: 1041 | 2 如果有一天我失業了, 我也想要有這個保障/福利，至少維持基本生活開銷。可是如果
我一開始就知道可以有條件地領個一年多, 我會更想要先放自己半年假呢! 而且啊!如
果每個月再差都有個1200元,我應該也不會去找那種一小時才七塊多的工作的。 |
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