tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post151719717873213774..comments2023-11-03T08:36:09.683-05:00Comments on Brooks Wilson's Economics Blog: Barro On Extending Unemployment BenefitsBrooks M. Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17097849558228531431noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-49449940488038934072010-09-07T19:31:59.387-05:002010-09-07T19:31:59.387-05:00I agree with the previous comments. A person who r...I agree with the previous comments. A person who receives a college education I feel believes that they after spending countless dollars should have some incentive for their work in the form of a higher paying career. I however, can't imagine people being content with accepting unemployment compensation for extended periods, with a college education under their belt. It's what we're taught; go to college, and get a high paying job; so to see that people who go to college and have degrees are in the same boat as non graduates is disheartening.<br />-Robert JacksonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-2908811229655683732010-09-05T22:41:29.675-05:002010-09-05T22:41:29.675-05:00In agreement with both previous comments, I believ...In agreement with both previous comments, I believe that the higher educated persons, who long before losing their job, made a decision or "trade-off", to sacrifice time and money for the profit of a higher paying salary; a decision which sets them apart from lower educated persons not only by income, but also by their ego and logic. Logically, an individual who previously had attained a salary of say 80k, as well as an 80k lifestyle, wouldn't even begin to consider taking a significantly lower paying job, even if there are multiple openings in these lower paying jobs. It would be a financial strain, greatly inconveniencing them, their family, and anyone else who relies financially on this individual. On a more personal level, a computer systems analyst would most likely be ashamed to pick up the title of a butcher, meter reader, or taxi driver, thinking he deserves the right to remain on unemployment benefits, continuing to look for a "reasonable" job.<br /><br />This is Tim ElliottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-65870750615869679392010-09-05T21:01:35.858-05:002010-09-05T21:01:35.858-05:00It seems to me that the longer unemployment benefi...It seems to me that the longer unemployment benefits are available, the longer people will collect. Texas workforce informs recipients that they must accept a decrease in salary after so many weeks of collecting unemployment. They give people a chance to find employment making close to what they were, but if they are unsuccessful, they must take a decrease. Some people are not willing to take a decrease in pay instead of collect unemployment. They would rather collect and hold out for the higher paying jobs.gena616https://www.blogger.com/profile/07867761213569611314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-53681050306694280812010-09-05T15:27:14.679-05:002010-09-05T15:27:14.679-05:00I think highly educated people take longer to find...I think highly educated people take longer to find a job that they want not necessarily one that they need. A person who has spent thousands of dollars on an college education thinks he/she are owed a high paying job and many don't think they deserve anything less. I guess you could say their incentive for paying for a college education was getting a high paying job.Diane Dunnnoreply@blogger.com