I believe that Congress should increase incentives for businesses to invest and stimulate the economy to create jobs. Unemployment insurance benefits were established to cushion an involuntarily laid off worker with income while they search for a new job. If there aren't any companies hiring, unemployment benefits become a cycle without end.

Studies have shown that when the government increases the length of time people collect unemployment insurance benefits; guess what, the length of time people spend unemployed increases also.

I've read studies that show employers who have laid-off workers when there is low demand are slower to rehire workers while they are still using unemployment insurance benefits. It's sorta like keeping them on call without the benefit of benefits if you know what I mean.