Keep in mind that the unemployment commission does not include those whose benefits have expired in their numbers. The real number is MUCH higher. Also, the supposed Federal emergency benefits don't apply to anyone laid off last year, or those who had already had their income slashed below the level the fed requires to be eligible. Some do receive them, but many more DO NOT. Now the state government wants to raise taxes because groups like ACORN (who got BILLIONS of dollars from the sham "stimulus" bill) are stomping their feet and demanding that more money be paid in welfare, Medicaid, and other social programs. We're heading for disaster -- raising taxes during an economic depression DOES NOT WORK.