Obama steps up pressure on Congress to extend unemployment benefits

CBS News ^ | January 7, 2014 | Rebecca Kaplan

[i_robot73]

Correct way is to get the gov’t and the employer out of the mix.

Setup Unemployment Savings Accounts (like they used to have, or at least like I *USED* to have, Health Savings Accounts):

- Pre-tax
- Self owned
- Moves with, from job to job
- Ding ‘em for ‘use’ if employed during the year

Course, that would take power and influence away from D.C. so I know it’ll never happen.

Otherwise, I agree with you; they’ve (gov’t) has distorted what INSURANCE means (SSI, Unemploy, etc.)