Comments on: It’s Time Unemployed People Start Working For Free

By: Len Penzo

Len Penzo — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:49:37 +0000

I think you need to re-read the article and then take the time to read the comments – then tell me specifically where this “hatred” is. For the most part all I see in the comments are well-thought-out arguments from both sides and a civil course of discussion.

By: haveaheart

haveaheart — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:50:34 +0000

Haven’t read all the posts, because it’s a waste of time. Those of you who are judging people for being unemployed need to get a life and worry about your own pathetic soul! Shame on you!!! There are more important things to worry about!!!!! Stop the hatred!

By: LC713

LC713 — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:49:57 +0000

I guess you must TRULY EXPERIENCE the frustration, anxiety and depression of prolonged unemployment before you can really (and honestly) empathize with the long term unemployed. There are also lazy, incompetent folks who do not deserve to be employed, but for whatever reason (nepotism, kissing up, powerful union, government payroll protection) they never have to worry about being fired or layed off. Wouldn’t it be nice it there would be some kind of “Twilight Zone” event where the long term unemployed (who are trying hard to find a decent job) switch places with the lazy, incompetent employed?

By: 20smoney

20smoney — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:28:22 +0000

Unemployment is a joke right now. How many people who don’t have a job are walking around talking on iPhones. It’s time for people to learn sacrifice again.

By: Steven and Debra

Steven and Debra — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:46:30 +0000

@Practice What You Preach – Don’t you think you are being a bit harsh? The info Len rec’d was second hand through a co-worker. Additionally, it is not clear as to whether this was the co-worker’s opinion of the situation or if there was something more concrete upon which to base the accusation. Wouldn’t it be rather presumptious and irresponsible to be a tattletale, in this instance, based on second hand info? It is one thing to share, in general terms, what most recognize as an issue of human nature and quite another to indiscrimately act on that information based on assumptions. The point we rec’d from Len’s statement is that human nature has certain tendencies and right, wrong, or indifferent we’ve all had or made similar assessments based on our own observations. These assessments may not have met the threshold to lock ‘em up and throw away the key, but they are practical talking points.
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By: Practice What You Preach

Practice What You Preach — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:03:29 +0000

“One of my coworkers was telling me about a friend of his who fits that profile who absolutely refuses to look for a job until his jobless benefits run out. He’s having a blast and the Unemployment Office isn’t paying enough attention to notice that he isn’t really looking for work anyway.”

So you called and reported him to his state’s unemployment security office , right ?

You are part of the problem.

By: Len Penzo

Len Penzo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:32:37 +0000

You’ve hit the nail on the head: that is precisely the role of government – to defend us and our Constitution from enemies both foreign and domestic. Nothing more.

Sorry. Believe it or not, I’d venture that at least half of this country’s people are still proudly self-reliant.

I don’t blame corporations and reverse mortgages as the reason some people insist on the government taking care of them. I blame people who believe it takes a village to raise a child, and who pass on their entitlement mentality to their children and perpetually vote in socialist and Big Government politicians who sell fear and tell us that we can’t survive without government “assistance” year in and year out.

It ain’t my fault. I’m certainly not raising my children that way, and I am instilling in them the values of self-reliance.

That’s what built this great country. And if we’re not careful, this woe-is-me socialist entitlement mentality is eventually going to bring it down.

By: not so funemployed

not so funemployed — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:14:08 +0000

first of all if not to cater to and defend us from all threats physical and social what good would our government be? you might say its not any good . but you would be wrong. you see, for those “150 years” that individuals took care of themselves as you are suggesting it was a different era and they didn’t actually take care of themselves people back then would inherit skills ,marketshare and money from family who in turn expected their heirs to allow them to retire by taking care of them. it just doesn’t happen that way anymore in a new era of corperations and reverse mortgages and uninterested youth who would scoff at the idea of taking over the family buisness or helping their parents after they retire. the sad truth is that big government is taking place of family structure and its not anybodys fault except everyones.

By: Len Penzo

Len Penzo — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:35:53 +0000

You are confused about the responsibility of the US government. Nowhere in the US Constitution does it say the government is responsible for providing welfare benefits, or unemployment insurance, or health care for the people. It is absurd to believe otherwise.

I believe everybody should be responsible for their own retirement – which is how it was in this country for well over 150 years before the Social Security program was implemented. Some how or another, the good people of the United States survived without it for all of those years. People were more self-reliant then and didn’t count on a nanny state to take care of their every need. Of course, for most Americans, it would be impossible and unfair to rescind the benefits promised to them over their lifetime. The genie is out of the bottle and it ain’t going back in for those over 35.

By: not so funemployed

not so funemployed — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:20:08 +0000

Its an entitlement such as social security would you suggest people limit their dependency on social security as well? its absurd to believe our gov. doesn’t have everyones well being in mind.