That holds, unemployment benefits are one of the most effective ways of getting money into the economy quickly. i think it's unfortunate that we're not extending that program. >> this is a big deal for those on the program. it's not that big a deal for the economy, the cdo founded thousands of jobs. it's probably two months worth of jobs. what it should focus attention on, long-term unemployment insurance is trying to be all things to everybody. it's supposed to be unemployment insurance, something between jobs. a place to get income and so forth during job training. now it's an anti-poverty p...