while i agree to a point, some people have a set amount of bills they have to pay, and taking X job isn't worth it...
if i become unemployed at the end of this month (which may happen), id get $375/wk from unemployment if i wait til after 10/3 to file. thats $1500/mo pretax. my monthly bills i HAVE to cover (without extra spending money) is about $1100...
if i took a shitty job making $9/hr, id make less working than i would on unemployment...unless i find something making what i am now, it wouldnt benefit me to take a $12/hr job making ~$480/wk...thats an extra $100, and i'd rather give that up and spend 40 hours/wk looking for a job that a) i want and b) pays me what i want
its a shitty thing to think of, but ive been paying into the system for 11 years...if i have to take back out of it, im going to use it until i find exactly what i want...if god forbid i get to the point where i can no longer get it, then i'll consider a shittier job.