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Originally Posted by Robbie
People weren't on welfare and foodstamps and loooonnnnnngggg unemployment benefits for years.
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So this is a new thing, right? I mean, it's not like entire generations of families haven't been brought up on welfare.
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Originally Posted by Robbie
Look...this is the worst economy in decades. The unemployment numbers during a booming economy are pretty close because there aren't tons of people giving up looking for a job. Does that make sense to you?
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But at any given time, no matter what the economy, there are people who are unemployed that aren't counted. Why is it only in the past few years that this has been an issue? The same problem existed while Bush was in office, but no one questioned it then.