Glenn Blackburn, 45, has been collecting unemployment ever since he got laid off in August 2008. He's grateful for the money, but what he really wants is to put in an honest day's work. "It's like a year and a half of just sitting around doing nothing," said Blackburn. "It gets demoralizing." In fact, he'd rather the government paid him to do something rather than just send him a check every two weeks while he searches for a job.