"Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders"
- Ronald Reagan
About this Quote
This quote by Ronald Reagan is a criticism of the unemployment insurance coverage system. Reagan suggests that the system is being abused by people who are making the most of it and not searching for work. He indicates that the system is providing a "pre-paid trip" for those who are not actively seeking work. Reagan's view is that the system must be used as a temporary step to assist those who are actively looking for work, not as a way to prevent work. He thinks that the system needs to be utilized to help those who remain in requirement, not those who are benefiting from it. Reagan's quote is a criticism of the system and a call for reform to ensure that it is utilized as meant.
This quote is written / told by Ronald Reagan between February 6, 1911 and June 5, 2004. He was a famous President from USA.
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