Mr. Endter's post "Unemployment Fraud" on his blog Capitol Politics is very well-written and brings up some good points. His argument is that Texas is very "relaxed" in the way we give out unemployment benefits to people that are currently out of work living in this state. Having close friends that make ends meet through unemployment benefits, I was surprised that Mr. Endter convinced me enough in his argument that I was able to see the other side of things. I believe very much that one of the most important jobs of the local and national government is to look after those not so well off, but Endter had a good point in that government support can absolutely be abused.
I personally did not know that there were so many steps to achieving unemployment benefits. However, as Endter points out, it is very easy for someone to manipulate the system, wasting time and dollars away particularly from the Texas Workforce Commission. The person trying to earn unemployment benefits must record that they are actively in search of work and the like, however no one from those places of work is ever contacted to affirm that someone came in looking for a job. Considering the economy is not at its best, it is silly for Texas to be tricked and fooled by people committing fraud through these unemployment benefits. My only critique is that for some receiving benefits, the only way they may be able to stay afloat is to commit fraud. Such busy people as a single mother with five kids who is trying to pursue her GED may not exactly have the time to go out and search for a job, but that doesn't mean she doesn't need help. If Texas could somehow find a way to balance its budget out so that people like that could also be included in the benefits (and fairly) that would be great.
Overall, I belive Mr. Endter did a fine job on his blog. Hopefully fraud is not rapid in the system of unemployment benefits, but one can only hope.
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