So he found a job right after his unemployment ran out? Sounds like he could have got off his ass and found a job in half the time if those benefits ran out twice as fast. He was using the safety net as a hammock, and when the gravy train ended, he got work.
How do you figure unemployment is a gravy train? We freaking pay into the system. I wouldn't take unemployment if they let me keep the money I paid in in the first place.
in this economy? Even the grey market jobs have dried up.
And lets not forget a little thing called benefits. Just medical for a couple can be $10,000 a year if in reasonable health. Throw in sick days, vacation, holidays, dental, and a number of other things, and I am quite sure this guy wanted a job.
