Reply #3: I don't think it is a bad idea. I doubt that workers are placed against their will.

[MADem]

There's probably some selection going on and selfish businesses would probably be passed over as the word got out....and being encouraged to resume a routine after a long period of time spent job searching, going into a funk, getting depressed, sitting around at home, looking for work, etc...people get unemployment for what, now, 99 weeks? Two months out of that period of time is a good opportunity to remotivate oneself.

Sometimes, getting into a routine that you don't particularly like, too, helps you focus on what you actually DO like--which may not be what you did before. I would have to see the program in action before I start trashing it. They did something like this in MA (job training and child care were in the mix, as well) under Dukakis and it did some good.