Many things in life are often taken for granted. People often use these things without ever appreciating the privilege. When a person abuses a public service, they do not think about the money paid by taxpayers to make that public service possible. Our government does a decent job of providing the public services that Americans often use. Some examples are public transport, public toilets and unemployment benefits. I believe unemployment benefits should provide limited benefits and restrictions against frequent offenders. First of all, let me explain why unemployment is good and why it should not be abolished. Unemployment is a big plus for adults moving from job to job. Everyone, at some point in their lives, is fired or laid off for various reasons, whether economic or personal. Finding work often becomes difficult even for the most qualified people. Many adults have children or a spouse to provide for and without a job it becomes very difficult. With unemployment that person can receive money from the government until they find a job. Unemployment isn't much, but it helps when money is tight. Aside from the positives that unemployment offers, there are things wrong with the government's unemployment program. People often abuse the unemployment system. The money that creates unemployment comes from ordinary people who pay taxes. The program can be abused by people who show the government that they are “looking” for a job, when in reality all they do is sit back and be lazy. I'm not saying everyone does it; there are people out there exploiting unemployment because they have no choice. But quite often, people abuse unemployment by not trying to find a job and... middle of paper... a year is pretty crazy. Whereas most adults, ages 24 and older, have a college-level education. A college freshman has a difficult time trying to support themselves in college, having little to no experience, other than a high school education or a GED. I believe the state of Kansas could in fact pass a law providing benefits to college students. Of course, I don't expect the benefits to be the same as adults because most are responsible for their spouse and children. This could be implemented if the Department of Labor allowed adults to be unemployed for nine months of the year with a one-month rest period between each three-month benefit period. This would cut three months of funds from unemployment funds and dedicate those funds to helping college students. It would be like university-level welfare offered by the state.