I'm somewhat torn on how to respond to this because I think the reality right now is that what workers do, for the most part, as they near the end of their claims, is to accept jobs at lower wages. So I'd like to know what evidence there is of workers in the current situation turning down suitable job offers. I think it's hugely exaggerated. Certainly in Ontario throughout the recession, we saw workers accepting jobs at much lower wages, especially older workers, than used to be the case.
So I think it's very exaggerated, this idea that unemployed workers are sticking around with.... But if it's going to make any difference at all, it is going to push down wages for some, especially in the high unemployment regions.