You have no right to collect unemployment benefits if you have never worked.

如果你从未工作过，你无权领取失业救济金。

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The number of people continuing to collect unemployment benefits dropped by 13, 000 to 4.48 million in the week ended Aug. 7, from 4.49 million the prior week.

截止八月七日，长期领取失业津贴的人数降到了448万人，比上周的449万人减少了1.3万。

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Economist Martin Feldstein, a former Reagan administration official who is said to be advising the White House on the issue, recently dismissed the idea of letting people collect unemployment benefits for a longer period.

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Georgia Works allows workers to train with an employer for up to eight weeks as a volunteer at the job site while they collect their unemployment benefits.

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This, despite the fact that economists from all political ideologies concluded that extending the length of time that workers can collect unemployment insurance benefits would be one of the most effective stimulus measures.

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