Tom DeLay: Unemployment Benefits Keep People From Looking For Jobs (VIDEO)

Break a leg, Tom.

"I mean, it was a lot of work, and my feet killed me the whole time. And I broke both feet."

Too bad that's all he broke. what a steamin pile.....

Yet another GOP liar. Has anyone on this forum ever been on unemployment? I have a few friends who have and it’s not sufficient to live on. First, one has to actively look for work and document the search with the Gov. Second, the amount is not enough to pay rent for even a cheap place and also pay for utilities and food. Then lastly, employers love it when people looking for work are on unemployment since they can offer them a job with lower pay than normal. Why is that, refer to my first reason above, one must have a really good reason for turning down and offer when reporting on their job search. In some states turning down an offer will result in unemployment being terminated.

I wonder how much compensation DeLay has been collecting for his injury on 'Dancing with the Stars'? You know, when someone has been injured on the job, those industrial leave benefits keep them from returning to work. They never try and heal until right before they know the benefits will run out.

Tom Delay left Congress in disgrace after violating campaign finance laws. Google "tom delay corruption" and you get over 300K hits. And this guy still gets treated as an elder statesman. That tells you a lot about how amoral the MSM has become. If they had any sense of decency he'd be ignored.

Well if anyone should know about ripping off the system, it's The Termite!

If the unemployed take time outta their day to shop for food, well then it proves they don't want to work . .

You work, then eat . .

No work, no food - and that goes for your kidz too!!

Actually, in the current circumstances, I can think of one group of people who would stay on unemployment. That would be the large number of people laid off from middle-class jobs that have been eliminated, for whom their unemployment checks actually amount to more money than they'd make at the type of jobs they can currently get. (near-minimum wage and/or part-time). I know a couple people who have been in that situation. Of course, cutting off unemployment is exactly the wrong way to address the problem. The country needs to start creating middle-class jobs again, which I sadly don't see happening any time soon.

I'm wondering if other Republicans will agree with this assessment. If they are smart...they won't. This is going to be twisted "Palin-logic" but follow this to its logical conclusion this fall. The Democrats could now say - hey, the high unemployment rate isn't our fault... these 14 million people just don't want to work!