interview here. well, i don t think it s right to say, like, you know, like irish need not apply, unemployed need not apply. but i do think, chris, that it is important for employers to be able to look at the worker job history, and if somebody s been out of work for a long time, for better or for worse, that s usually a negative on their resume. it doesn t look i always tell people, you know, the best way to find a job is to have a job. steve, you re being redundant. if you tell a person they can t apply for a job because they ve been out of work, the next time they apply for a job, they ll say, you ve been out of work longer, therefore, you can t apply for this job. it seems like it s a redundant, vicious cycle you re creating here. don t hire the unemployed, so they can be unemployed next week and not get hired by someone who won t hire the unemployed. isn t it a problem you ve just created here on this store. you ve just done it. you ve stepped in it. no, i think that no,
people, you know, the best way to find a job is to have a job. steve, you re being redundant. if you tell a person they can t apply for a job because they ve been out of work, the next time they apply for a job, they ll say, you ve been out of work longer, therefore, you can t apply for this job. it seems like it s a redundant, vicious cycle you re creating here. don t hire the unemployed, so they can be unemployed next week and not get hired by someone who won t hire the unemployed. isn t it a problem you ve just created here on this store. you ve just done it. you ve stepped in it. no, i think that no, i think the problem is, one of the big problems with half of the people who are unemployed now have been unemployed for more than six months. i think one of the reasons for that, and the statistics show this, is we keep extending unemployment insurance. that s kept people unemployed longer than they would otherwise be, and it s hurt their job market prospects. so as they go out
people, you know, the best way to find a job is to have a job. steve, you re being redundant. if you tell a person they can t apply for a job because they ve been out of work, the next time they apply for a job, they ll say, you ve been out of work longer, therefore you can t apply for this job. it seems like it s a redundant, vicious cycle you re creating here. don t hire the unemployed, so they can be unemployed next week and not get hired by someone who won t hire the unemployed. you ve just done it. you ve stepped in it. no, i think that no, i think the problem is, one of the big problems with half of the people who are unemployed now have been unemployed for more than six months. i think one of the reasons for that, and the statistics show this, is we keep extending unemployment insurance. that s kept people unemployed longer than they would otherwise be, and it s hurt their job market prospects. so as they go out there to apply for a job, they re told, they can t apply be