Unemployment Benefits Extension 2010; Should Funds Be Used For Job Creation Or Unemployment Extension?

Many feel that 2010 will carry with it the ongoing issue of unemployment benefits extension and job creation. The question is, what should be the primary agenda in 2010 concerning unemployment? Should the unemployment benefits extension continue or should money be used to fund a job creation program that, if successful, will put Americans back to work, rendering the unemployment extension debate unnecessary.

Obviously, job creation will take time as millions of jobs will not open over night, but should the unemployment benefits extension continue in 2010 or should we shift focus?

Unemployment benefits, for some, are all that is keeping them afloat. Just buying the bare necessities is difficult on the small amount of unemployment benefits paid to those out of work. Without some form of income things for many unemployed men and women could go from bad to worse, but with unemployment being extended again and again, are there really any solutions coming from these repetitious extensions?

There are some who say unemployment makes people lazy, but there is really no life to be had on the small amount of benefits that are drawn by the majority relying on unemployment. The lazy argument may apply to a small section of individuals but the vast majority of men and women want to work but throwing unemployment extensions at those who want to work really doesn’t provide what they need.

Job creation is the only thing that will stabilize our country and while many want money to be funneled into paying off national debt, which is a necessity and must be taken seriously, there is still the problem of no jobs for the unemployed.

So, should money be used for unemployment benefits extensions or should Congress focus on job creation? Is there a solution where jobs can be created while providing out-of-work Americans an income?