This article is hardly surprising.  When you have Democrats spending the money of the next two future generations on crap like food stamps, 99 weeks of unemployment, State aid to shore up union jobs, boondoggle one-time projects like pot hole filling, rail, tax credits for crap cars, energy credits, etc...  When you suck as much money out of the economy and redistribute it to the tune of $1.5 trillion deficits, you get the canary in the coal mine...  The American fiscal house is on a foundation made up of a few "givers," supporting a home that is WAY over occupied by "takers."  Personally, I believe that if you are on unemployment, you should be require to work part-time picking up trash, sorting clothes at the Salvation Army, etc...  You shouldn't be allowed to sit on your ass.  I've been unemployed.  You search for jobs, send out some resumes, hit the pavement, interview, and then repeat the process.  There is spare time.  Looking for a job is not a full-time gig.  It is definitely part-time.  Especially, if you are a low skilled minion.  If you are on welfare, food stamps, etc, there should be limits and lifetime "benefit" maximums.  No revolving doors!  Our forefathers built this country without medicaid, OSHA, EOE, unemployment/health/disability insurance, social security, food stamps, WIC, et al...  My grandparents were too proud to accept "handouts" when times were tough.  They just made due with less.  It completely sickens me whenever I overhear a couple "takers" discussing their sloth lives.  None of you are worthy of your citizenship.  One or more of these sloth losers should be required to clean my home, pick up my dry cleaning, run my errands, etc...  Get me my tax dollar worth...  Ugh!