Barefootsies -
The only comfort that I can provide is that it won't keep going like this for long! You can only run up so much debt, before it collapses in on itself. Corruption and greed, on both sides of the isle will eventually work itself to a point that the people will revolt.
I agree that if we are going to spend the $$$'s I would rather see it go to infrastructure improvements versus "collect a check" programs. As long as we can make sure that the $$$'s are actually being spent on infrastructure
We all have most likely had points in our life where we needed a helping hand, but 99 weeks of unemployment seems a bit excessive!
Let's hope for some clarity for our elected leaders, that they have the wisdom to navigate these trouble financial times that we find ourselves in.