http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2016/04/19/Reducing-Long-Term-Unemployment-Perfect-Enemy-Good?utm_campaign=541c47950e351dbe08037e5f&utm_source=boomtrain&utm_medium=email&bt_alias=eyJ1c2VySWQiOiIwNDVmNzIzYS1mZDhiLTQ0YTktYTU0MC03YTJhYzZjYWViY2QifQ%3D%3D

Long-term unemployment takes a considerable toll on individuals and their families, and it has broader social and economic consequences as well. Yet Congress has all but ignored this problem.