Are We Subsidizing Unemployment? - Investors.com: "The Dole: The stimulus plan may have actually worsened unemployment. New data suggest a large share of those without jobs remain on the sideline because of increasingly generous jobless benefits.
The same day the White House cut a deal for 13 additional months of unemployment aid, the Labor Department released data showing that more than 3 million jobs are going unfilled. These are jobs employers are actively trying to fill, not just slots they're leaving open until business improves.
Why are so many jobs going begging when so many Americans are begging for jobs? Because many don't have to take them — thanks in part to 99 weeks and counting of unemployment benefits."
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