 sen thune has a plan to help the longterm unemployed sen john thune r sd has a plan to provide incentives to employers to give the longterm unemployed a job rather than just extend unemployment benefits for three months he says his proposal is aimed at targeting the root causes of unemployment and would be more effective than extending benefits what does he have in mind get the details  thehillcom blogs flooraction senate 194650gopsenatorproposesuiamendmentwithnewobamacar 