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It's not about what I think. The BLS numbers are facts. The economy we're used to has a ratio of closer to 1 to 1 job seekers to jobs. This is not the case today. We can address them as facts or we can plug our ears and spout partisan platitudes. Which is more conservative, addressing facts such as they are or as we wish they were?extensions would be nothing more than additional income redistribution. Is your solution-as a "conservative" to keep paying unemployment benefits as long as you think that there are not enough jobs? Just curious
Further, as far as I can tell the CBO maintains that when it comes to spurring our economy back to where it should be, extending the unemployment benefits offers good bang for the buck. On this point I am open to having my mind changed. If you have anything that runs contrary to this, I am willing to look at it. Please provide at your convenience.