(Poll created November 7, 2008)
Submitted by editor

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When unemployment benefits are extended, it...

discourages the unemployed from searching for work or moving
makes people more dependent on government handouts
rewards people for being lazy
discourages people from setting money aside to take care of their own periods when they aren't working
decreases the competitiveness of american business
encourages "migrant workers" to come take the jobs the unemployed think are "beneath their dignity"
gets Democrats elected
increases the number of people who are unemployed
increases the number of people who get medicaid, free lunches and food stamps
makes FDR smile in heaven
lets me work off the books for cash for extra money
Increases the budget deficit
shows that someone in the govt cares about you
keeps people from having to choose between food and medicine
reduces the amount of goods and services created (GDP)
allows companies to shift the costs of their idle workers to other employers
discourages business from laying people off
keeps wages artificially high
increases taxes on business
I can stay home and enjoy Rush Now
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