More Welfare For Unemployed

From The Las Vegas Sun: An estimated 10,000 Nevadans who have exhausted their unemployment benefits could be aided by a bill that gained final approval in Congress today.
The House passed the legislation 403-12 and sent the bill to President Obama. The Senate voted 98-0 Wednesday to extend jobless benefits by 14 weeks for every state -- with an additional six weeks, for a total of 20 weeks -- in high unemployment states where the jobless rate exceeds 8.5 percent...Mae Worthey, public information officer for the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, said about 10,000 workers have lost their unemployment benefits. Some of them were getting checks for up to 79 weeks.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/05/10000-jobless-nevadans-could-see-benefits-extended/
First, let me clear, for a person who has lost work, unemployment compensation is absolutely necessary to keep the unemployed from going totally broke. I have no problem using unemployment compensation as a safety net, just as it been intended.
But now, it is possible for someone who is unemployed in Nevada to receive unemployment compensation for 2 years. It is no longer a safety net but a way of life or lifestyle.
Six months of unemployment, great, maybe 9 months at the outside. But almost 2 years? If you cannot find a job, any job, in 2 years, it is time for you to either move to where the jobs are or look for another career.
I have been unemployed several times in my life but never more than 2 weeks. I would do any kind of job, regardless of the pay to get working again. For those 10,000 or more people who been on unemployment for over a year, you need to get off your lazy butt and go get work, no matter what it is. Stop living off of others.