Alan C. Posted October 30, 2013 Posted October 30, 2013 Feds paid $252 billion in unemployment benefits during recession The federal government has paid out 881 million weekly unemployment benefit checks during the current economic slowdown, totaling $252 billion since 2008... . . . Committee Republicans said 24 million people have received long-term unemployment benefits, compared with 8 million during and after the 1982 and 2002 recessions and 9 million after the 1991 recession. And the average recipient is out of a job for far longer, collecting 38 weeks of benefits, compared with a high of 17 weeks after the 1991 recession.
Culain Posted October 30, 2013 Posted October 30, 2013 The whole shutdown was an obvious scam to not save money but rather inflict fear on the populace.
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