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Message: <blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 983768" data-attributes="member: 12570">My point is until such time as the states decide to make those receiving unemployment benefits actually (gulp) work for their handouts it would make llttle sense for these people to work.My brother lives in CT.  They have a program in place to help those who have their hours cut through no fault of their own.  They make up the difference between what they had been earning and what they are currently earning.  This way they continue to work and their impact on the unemploymnt system is minimal.I deliver to our local welfare office and see so many able bodied people who have figured out how to work the system rather than work at an actual job.</blockquote>