The obvious answer is to provide jobs, and not to pay workers for providing no work. All the time I have been on unemployment I wished that I could be doing something to earn the money the government was providing. There needs to be a return for every dollar invested in the workforce. There needs to be accountability. Please concentrate on putting people back to work. Just conducting a job search, and successfully filing for weekly unemployment benefits should not entitle anyone to a paycheck. There needs to be an exchange of effort, on the part of the recipient, to provide a product or service that will make a positive contribution to society. There needs to be an opportunity provided by the employer, to the workers, to use their previously acquired experience, skills, and education, and to gain new experience, skills, and education through on-the-job training.

Finding yourself on unemployment is one of the most miserable experiences in life. The best way for the government to improve that situation is to set a goal to create one new job for every job lost. Please focus on that goal in the future, and quit promoting the philosophy of providing something for nothing. It hurts the recipient, and it hurts everyone else. To appreciate anything, we humans need to earn what we get. That is what is best for our life as a whole (emotionally, physically, and spiritually).

Sincerely,

Steven J. Wells