But for 2010, taxpayers have to report and pay taxes on all unemployment benefits received.
Of course we ought to do something about providing an extension of unemployment benefits.
Unfortunately, liberal defenders of unemployment benefits swing the pendulum too far in the other direction.
Unemployment benefits and extending unemployment insurance has and I believe rightfully should be considered emergency spending.
Increased and extended unemployment benefits reduce the cost of failing to find a new job.
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So I think extending unemployment benefits as well would help to support the recovery going forward.
Initial applications for unemployment benefits rose to 439, 000 last week from 361, 000 a week earlier.
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It was the first time in four weeks that new applications for unemployment benefits fell.
And if so, how should it be treated if someone is collecting unemployment benefits?
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Before the recession hit the US had unemployment benefits that ran for 26 weeks.
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The four-week moving average of first-time filings for unemployment benefits fell by 7, 000, to 408, 000.
The Texas Workforce Commission is helping people process unemployment benefits and search for jobs.
Investors can take some minor comfort knowing that extended unemployment benefits padded August's figure.
If unemployment benefits keep those people in the labour force, the savings could be substantial.
Republicans in Michigan and Arkansas have also recently moved to limit unemployment benefits.
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Congress extended the cuts in payroll taxes and unemployment benefits for only two months.
Crude estimates but the savings are clearly huge, even after paying them unemployment benefits.
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Germany, for example, cut the maximum duration of unemployment benefits to 52 weeks a decade ago.
It also would extend unemployment benefits and "lay the groundwork" for economic growth and deficit reduction.
German social security taxes are lower than French, unemployment benefits last less long and so on.
His spending targets include extended unemployment benefits, teacher hiring (unions), and construction projects (unions).
In notable economic news this week, new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a 3.5-year low.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped by 19, 000 to a seasonally adjusted 366, 000.
In many parts of Europe, by contrast, firing workers is costly and unemployment benefits are generous.
Democrats want to give unemployment benefits to part-time workers who are not currently eligible.
It wasn't planning to help those who opposed issues including health-care legislation and extending unemployment benefits.
Congress must extend these needed unemployment benefits before it goes home for the year.
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The black economy is especially attractive to those still receiving unemployment benefits based on previous earnings.
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But training does not always yield a job, and even extended unemployment benefits expire eventually.
It also extends unemployment benefits to help Pennsylvanians looking for work continue to support their families.
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