Discrimination Against Unemployed

The article speaks about how the unemployed are being discriminated against in their search for jobs. The unemployed workers are not recieving jobs at various companies because of their lack of having a job. Companies are more interested in works who already have a job, or have been unemployed for only a short period of time. The unemployed are losing opportunities/jobs because of their unemployed status. Obama's jobs bill seeks to ban companies from discriminating against unemployed people and to prohibit unemployment agencies from disqualifying applicants based on their unemployment.
Of course, having a job shows companies that they have good work ethic and are skilled, but not having one shouldn't be the deciding factor on how to disqualify a worthy candidate.
Obama's previous jobs plan made no difference to the American people (the number of jobs weren't increased), but doing nothing will not help the unemployed either (*cough* Republicans *cough* Why don't you come up with something, instead of sitting on your high horse looking down on the menial workers?).
The unemployed need an opportunity to recieve employment, but Obama's jobs bill will most likely not go through because of the heavy resentment toward it from the Republicans. If the bill fails, according the the article, Democrats will remind voters that they tried and that it wasn't their fault that the bill was denied. Is trying really enough to make the difference? So many families are trying to make ends meet and this jobs bill could majorly help them, but without it and without any other helpful measures, more and more people will be unemployed and more likely will stay unemployed.

Side note: Parties lines are extremely bothersome. Why the hell should it matter whether your Republican or Democrat, when it comes to helping the American people? In a time like this, when there are so many umployed people, the parties need to work together to come up with a decision rather than arguing constantly. Arguing isn't going to help anyone.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/unemployed-seek-protection-against-job-bias-084916836.html