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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: chartseer who wrote (82846)	4/20/2010 11:01:54 PM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224718

South Park producers may be in moslum cross hairs...they apparently insulted mohamed.

To: chartseer who wrote (82846)	4/21/2010 12:34:24 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224718

Unemployment benefits making job-seekers lazy Adviser: 'I think they're very happy collecting and not wanting to work' --WPTV-TV, West Palm Beach Job seekers too picky? Last Update: 4/20 wptv.com WEST PALM BEACH, FL-- Administrative assistant Vicky Fonseca says she wants to work but she doesn't want to work just anywhere. "I want good benefits," Fonseca said. "I wouldn't want to work somewhere where I didn't feel comfortable." Some would say beggars shouldn't be choosers. But when Uncle Sam is paying you $300 a week with virtually no strings attached, job seekers can afford to turn offers down. And Fonseca has. "I had an offer but it was in Broward County," Fonseca said. "It is too far for me and the pay rate is not going to be enough." Career counselor Sue Romanos works her tail off to find the unemployed like Fonseca jobs. "It is shocking," Romanos said. "I would never have believed it a year ago if you would have told me that people would be turning down jobs." Romanos has been the CEO of Career Xchange, an award winning career placement agency that serves Broward and Dade Counties, for 21 years. She says she's never seen unemployment benefits "drag on" as they are now. She says the benefits are crippling many of her candidates. "The candidates have varying reasons for not wanting the job offered," Romanos said. "It's not the right job or the salary. To tell you the truth I think they are very happy collecting and not wanting to work." And they are certainly collecting. President Obama signed an $18 billion jobless benefits bill last week. It extends unemployment an additional 99 weeks, averaging $335 a check. "In the long run staying home so long is going to affect people," Romanos said. "Employers will look at them and see this as a sign of their behavior. Plus they will lose some skills." Fonsaca, who has been out of work three months, swears that won't be her as long as the job is a right fit. "I wouldn't want to take something just to take it," Fonsaca said.