State and Federal Unemployment plans have cost taxpayers 520 billion dollars over the past 5 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office! As the global crisis and recession hit the job markets hard, the Government tried to ease the pain by extending welfare to 99 weeks, allowing people to survive while trying to find a job. However, this generosity comes at a cost, as it has racked up and contributed plenty to our already massive debt. In my opinion, I think it is necessary to retain Unemployment insurance as is, because in reality 520 billion dollars is still a small fraction compared to the 16 trillion we owe as a nation and we can't exactl just let people starve, can we?
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