Quotes about Jobless Support

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Immediate relief for the unemployed was the first essential

This statement was a total reverse of his predecessor’s policy. Hoover stubbornly refused to consider any direct relief for workers on the philosophical ground that it would weaken their character, make them dependent, and provide benefits for the people who were not working so the motivation to work would be lessened. When FDR pronounced this on the radio, it dramatically reversed U. S. policy and gave many people hope that the government might do something about the depression rather than just wait out the business cycle.

Jim DeMint

I don't think we need to extend unemployment any further without paying for it, and without making some modifications such as turning it into a loan at some point. It then encourages people to go back to work.

Austan Goolsbee

You have to be looking for a job to get unemployment benefits. If you stop looking for work, you are no longer eligible to receive benefits.

Tom Perez

Extending emergency unemployment benefits isn't just the right thing to do for our families - it's the smart thing to do for our economy.

Pierre Trudeau

I don't see any easy way of disqualifying people on the basis that they decide not to work.

Emily Thornberry

The most prominent - and by far the most controversial - part of 'Help to Work' essentially forces people to take unpaid work placements as a condition of receiving their benefits.

Lynn Nottage

Saying, 'I'm going to create jobs' is great, but before you create jobs, something has to be offered to alleviate some of the suffering now.

Max Baucus

In some states unemployed workers have to call overseas to find out about their benefits.

The reference was to the fact that some of the information and call center jobs for state unemployment administration had been exported overseas.

Ronald Reagan

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

Kevin Hassett

What we should do, if you want to give more money to the people who are currently unemployed, just give them the money. Give them a lump sum of cash. Don't make them stay unemployed for another three months in order to get the checks.

Jobless Support Quotes