To: State Sen. Bill Brady, Illinois gubernatorial candidate
Dear State Sen. Brady: If you want to be IL governor...
If you want to be our governor, you should know two things:
1. People without work don't "enjoy" being jobless.
2. Cutting unemployment insurance won't "motivate" people already desperate to find a job.
Focus on creating good-paying jobs if you want to be governor of Illinois.
1. People without work don't "enjoy" being jobless.
2. Cutting unemployment insurance won't "motivate" people already desperate to find a job.
Focus on creating good-paying jobs if you want to be governor of Illinois.
Why is this important?
At a recent GOP gubernatorial debate, State Sen. Bill Brady said he's heard from manufacturers that people on unemployment are "enjoying" it too much and turning down job offers. He said, "we've got to motivate people back into the workforce" by cutting unemployment insurance. [1]
Millions of Illinois residents have used or are currently using unemployment benefits — because jobs were few and far between. State Sen. Brady's comments are disrespectful and show he doesn’t understand what it's like to struggle in this economy.
We need to send a message to everyone seeking to be governor of Illinois: focus on creating good-paying jobs, not cutting off the few financial lifelines jobless people have, if you want to grow the middle class.
Source:
"GOP candidate for governor says unemployed need motivation to get a job," Feb. 4, 2014, WBEZ
http://goo.gl/XBNnJF
Millions of Illinois residents have used or are currently using unemployment benefits — because jobs were few and far between. State Sen. Brady's comments are disrespectful and show he doesn’t understand what it's like to struggle in this economy.
We need to send a message to everyone seeking to be governor of Illinois: focus on creating good-paying jobs, not cutting off the few financial lifelines jobless people have, if you want to grow the middle class.
Source:
"GOP candidate for governor says unemployed need motivation to get a job," Feb. 4, 2014, WBEZ
http://goo.gl/XBNnJF