Our system of unemployment insurance is self-defeating, since it requires those receiving benefits to devote their time to seeking work. We are in a period of tremendous economic change, and today an unemployed worker is probably out of work because his position has been eliminated. It would be more practical, therefore, to require the beneficiaries of unemployment insurance to enroll in classes that would teach them skills that will lead to successful self-employment.
An assumption central to following argument is that:
1) The benefits paid to an unemployed worker are drawn from the money collected from the worker during the period of his employment
2) Few industries that were important to the economy at the time the current system of unemployment insurance was created are essential in today's economic climate
3) For the system of unemployment insurance to benefit society as a whole, the interests of individual unemployed worker may have to be sacrificed
4) As the economy changes, there will be an increasing number of job opportunities available for skilled workers
5) Most of those currently receiving unemployment insurance can be adequately retrained for the jobs that will be available in near future
An assumption central to following argument is that:
1) The benefits paid to an unemployed worker are drawn from the money collected from the worker during the period of his employment
2) Few industries that were important to the economy at the time the current system of unemployment insurance was created are essential in today's economic climate
3) For the system of unemployment insurance to benefit society as a whole, the interests of individual unemployed worker may have to be sacrificed
4) As the economy changes, there will be an increasing number of job opportunities available for skilled workers
5) Most of those currently receiving unemployment insurance can be adequately retrained for the jobs that will be available in near future
