I have a friend whose husband was laid off a very long time ago. My friend is Conservative and one of the hardest working women I know. Her husband voted for Obama and thinks things are going great. You see, he is doing what many are likely doing. He is going along happily collecting his unemployment check, working odd jobs for cash almost equal to what he was making, and living off of his wife's hard earned paycheck. Now his thinking is that they have double, almost triple the income coming in between the unemployment check, her paycheck, and his side jobs. They are able to save like never before and he doesn't appear to have any desire to look for work (least not work that would cause him to lose his umemployment benefits in these uncertain times). He has mentioned taking a family vacation to my friend or possible adding a deck on to their home since things are going so well. This has caused tension between my friend and her husband, and at times me and my friend. Did I mention they have been without health insurance since he lost his job? I guess it is too expensive (more expensive than a family vacation I am to presume). I am sure that there are people who are collecting unemployment and are truly miserable having to depend on the government for that check. We can't overlook that all of these "wonderful perks" of unemployment are causing a great deal of resentment by others. How much longer before tensions boil over? How many more perks do the unemployed have to get before the employed have had enough? I have a lot of friends out there now who are working, clipping coupons, cashing in that coin jar in the closet and everything else they can think of just to pay their mortgage and keep food on the table. How much longer will those working and sacrificing be willing to hear about the easy life of the unemployed? Will it be when they hear about he above story? How much longer until they find out first hand what it's like?
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