claim: "understand, this is unemployment insurance. it’s not welfare, as a lot of my republican colleagues like to suggest it is. you pay into it when you’re working. you get help when you’re not."
author: sherrod brown
evidence_1: there's just no way to get ahead, support a family, and one day retire with that  type of income. if you're making $100,000 and live in des moines, iowa, then you' re living .... the income definition of middle class is whatever we want to project!  ..... i make a good salary, and admittedly live pretty well even while paying off my  ...
evidence_2: "understand, this is unemployment insurance. it's not welfare, as a lot of my  republican colleagues like to suggest it is. you pay into it when you're working.  you get help when you're not." — politifact ohio on tuesday, december 7th,  2010.
evidence_3: “why work if i make $1,800 a month in unemployment benefits? ... you can sell  artwork like my friend, or teach lessons for cash. ... there are a lot of people  making a lot more money beyond their w2 income. i .... are you sure you're just  not bitter and jealous that you have to go to work while they are able do nothing  and still ...
evidence_4: hearing from some of your republican colleagues that they are backing up on  this. cleaver: .... package. you`re not prepared to deal with the payroll tax cut?
evidence_5: apr 20, 2012 ... liberals who were not under load—not distracted—wanted to help such ... i like it … to create a conservative from a liberal you must first addle the brain! .... @ badnicolez – i get what your saying, i've considered libertarianism as an ... i read  into chris mooney's book “the republican brain: blah blah blah”, ...