Sounds like a pretty good idea to me. Here’s the text:
Recent Federal unemplyment benefits have cost our working citizens over one half BILLION tax dollars.
In view of the current budget deficit and in view of the recognized deficiencies in United States Infrastructure, poor condition of public housing, parks and other public property, the need for child care and eldercare and other social services we hereby petition Congress and the President to enact legislation requiring those receiving such Federal benefits work 3 days a week on current and future funded Federal or State projects for the benefit of Society. This would, after 26 weeks of unencumbered State funded unemplyment benefits, still allow at least 2 days a week to continue efforts to find private employment.
Stupid…I see no reason to punish those on unemployment…They don’t want to be there. I’d say most would rather have a job… I work in construction…and as you may or may not know it is always up and down…right now it’s down…I’ve been off and on unemployment before, it’s no picnic, it’s not a paid vacation, you get behind on the bills. If you want to punish someone why not make those who’ve been on welfare the last decade or so, do this, or better yet, how about doing something to improve the economy, you know,like not punishing small business, by shoving Obamacare up their asses, quit giving bilions in aid to country’s who hate us with every fiber of their bodys, like Egypt, P-stan, A-stan, and others? At times like this, we as a country, should be looking for ways to help each other, not punish each other…
Unemployment benefits are basically insurance if you get laid off. Why are you now putting pressure on these people to find a job and do a job?
If this was for welfare, then it has more potential, but … How many of the people on welfare would fake an injury and then we would have to pay for that?