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One of the 99

(2,280 posts)
90. No it is not true.
Tue Jan 1, 2013, 02:08 AM
Jan 2013

Government benefits do not pay more than some can get working full time. You're making a totally false analogy.

We should turn it into a permanent dole, make it better. bemildred Dec 2012 #1
Right now there is a limit even with state and fed extension it can be exhaustd lunasun Dec 2012 #47
That's because employers pay for it, it needs to be a publicly funded program. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #110
3-6 months I think... Coyote_Tan Dec 2012 #2
It has never been enough to be a "permanent solution".. annabanana Dec 2012 #17
I've known several... Coyote_Tan Dec 2012 #31
sure mercuryblues Dec 2012 #66
Please do share Kennah Jan 2013 #107
Have you ever been unemployed in an economic downturn? Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #32
Exactly! It's still sucks out there and there are very, very, very few companies hiring! DearHeart Jan 2013 #96
Really? Le Taz Hot Jan 2013 #106
Move... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #112
Spoken like a Republican. Le Taz Hot Jan 2013 #114
It's a global economy... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #116
Correct, and we will now have to accept a minimum wage of $3.75 per hour... kentuck Jan 2013 #117
How? You've been unemployed for 6 months or more, where are you going to get the money to pick up Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #120
Reality! kentuck Jan 2013 #122
I wouldn't have limited my search in the first place ... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #125
You haven't answered the question. You assume some whole new 12 month living expense Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #127
Because moving is so easy for someone with no job or money arcane1 Jan 2013 #126
Drawing unemployment after you are dead should be discouraged Fumesucker Dec 2012 #3
Stop shipping our jobs overseas? Glassunion Dec 2012 #6
If only it were so simple Fumesucker Dec 2012 #12
If I were king for a day it would be that simple. Glassunion Dec 2012 #23
What are all the professional drivers going to do when trucks, buses and cars drive themselves? Fumesucker Dec 2012 #26
Buggy whip manufacturers out, mechanics and gas pump jockeys in. MADem Dec 2012 #57
The point being that there are fewer overall jobs each time Fumesucker Jan 2013 #80
While on unemployment, I was trying to retrain Kennah Jan 2013 #108
They will remain behind the wheel, to ensure a human can always take control if needed. Occulus Jan 2013 #98
Evidently you missed this part of my post, the first line after the title Fumesucker Jan 2013 #109
Perhaps we will have to re-visit the "guaranteed income" idea of a few decades ago? kentuck Dec 2012 #7
And because of that the Federal extension of UI is a form of stimulus. Walk away Dec 2012 #15
Depends on the unemployment rate jberryhill Dec 2012 #4
Haven't used it in a while, but have always been time limited bigbrother05 Dec 2012 #5
What do they do when they run out? kentuck Dec 2012 #10
Six extra months of paid benefits could mean keeping your house bigbrother05 Dec 2012 #34
No. I do think that UI should be abolished and a system of guaranteed income Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #8
For the first time in 33 years of work I rcvd unemployment benefits. ~$400 a week. Or 9k for 6 mos peacebird Dec 2012 #9
So, no limit on UI? kentuck Dec 2012 #14
Really? THAT is what you took from my message? That I made 80k? peacebird Dec 2012 #22
I guess the OP doesn't understand there is a MAXIMUM weekly benefit. duffyduff Jan 2013 #73
I think this is a good conversation. kentuck Jan 2013 #76
The 405 Club was established in NYC a few years ago Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 #16
You would get that same $1600 a month if you had been making $25,000 per yr. Walk away Dec 2012 #28
Given that companies are still tax-incented to move jobs overseas Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 #11
The higher the unemployment rate, the longer unemployment insurance should last. baldguy Dec 2012 #13
I agree Omaha Steve Dec 2012 #37
My opinion, is that this is not true. My Dad used to call it "collecting his pennies". juajen Dec 2012 #18
It does seem as though some people SheilaT Dec 2012 #19
Is that you Mitt? One of the 99 Dec 2012 #29
Really? No one? Coyote_Tan Dec 2012 #42
Abso. Lutely. No. One. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #43
Bull. Shit. Coyote_Tan Dec 2012 #44
You thought I was serious... cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #67
Being around here... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #74
Dull is an accurate description tabasco Jan 2013 #134
there are always people gaming the system Skittles Dec 2012 #58
Maybe 1 or 2% One of the 99 Dec 2012 #60
Well, I actually know one or two people who have SheilaT Jan 2013 #88
That's different that what the OP is talking about One of the 99 Jan 2013 #91
I'm on strike :) tama Jan 2013 #129
Is a person gaming the system to get unemployment benefits NewJeffCT Dec 2012 #68
The deafening silence in response to your post has NOT gone unnoticed. Occulus Jan 2013 #99
Well, one is responsible for the waste of one single life... daleanime Jan 2013 #111
Waste? tama Jan 2013 #130
Except the topic isn't CEO cheating, but SheilaT Jan 2013 #132
I was responding to the above post about people gaming the unemployment system NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #133
No. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #20
I like your idea... kentuck Dec 2012 #24
In Florida they changed the name to "Remployment Assistance." rzemanfl Dec 2012 #35
That is why Obama wants stimulous money julian09 Dec 2012 #52
in canada we changed the name riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #62
That is B.S. they should pay for what they have wrought Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #21
Good ideas! kentuck Dec 2012 #25
The limit should flex with economic conditions. The economy now is still weak enough that bluestate10 Dec 2012 #27
Mixed. Igel Dec 2012 #30
Many do not understand, most maxed out at 79 weeks krawhitham Dec 2012 #33
(6 months) I will get flamed for this but there are people that stay on unemployment doc03 Dec 2012 #36
That sounds like a special circumstance One of the 99 Dec 2012 #39
Apparently you haven't heard of SUB. Our union contract gave us Suplimental doc03 Dec 2012 #45
So it is not government benefits One of the 99 Dec 2012 #59
No they are not government benefits I never said they were but it does support doc03 Dec 2012 #63
No it doesn't One of the 99 Jan 2013 #89
No it does not support the OP, neither in part nor in general Occulus Jan 2013 #101
Have it your way but if you worked a good paying job doc03 Jan 2013 #113
Unemployment benefits aren't that generous so those must have been some shitty paying jobs Fumesucker Dec 2012 #40
You are right I probably would have done the same thing. n/t doc03 Dec 2012 #46
They are also taxable. You get socked royal if you defer the taxes, and duffyduff Jan 2013 #72
You are NOT required to take just any job out there if you collect UI. duffyduff Jan 2013 #71
My industry has been decimated. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #38
Construction is going strong in Texas, especially in Houston TexasBushwhacker Jan 2013 #94
No one can make as much with unemployment One of the 99 Dec 2012 #41
You are wrong, I took home as much money as when I was working and doc03 Dec 2012 #54
But you're not talking about government benefits. One of the 99 Dec 2012 #61
Please read #63 n/t doc03 Dec 2012 #64
Which supports exactly what "One of the 99" contended. ret5hd Jan 2013 #79
No it doesn't, the OP said some people can get doc03 Jan 2013 #85
No it is not true. One of the 99 Jan 2013 #90
You're still wrong in post 63 jeff47 Jan 2013 #81
He refuses to acknowledge that except in passing... ret5hd Jan 2013 #86
+1 duffyduff Jan 2013 #77
I think there should be a guaranteed minimum income for everyone. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #48
I like the way you think Jackpine. kentuck Dec 2012 #50
mostly agree handmade34 Dec 2012 #56
Until there are jobs for everyone who wants one, no. Octafish Dec 2012 #49
a new WPA handmade34 Dec 2012 #51
Fiberoptics to every home would be the rural electricity access of the modern era Occulus Jan 2013 #103
Yes. eom Purveyor Dec 2012 #53
Well, there is--what states allow people to collect forever? nt MADem Dec 2012 #55
Six months. n/t taught_me_patience Dec 2012 #65
5 months should suffice jim1945tnnc Dec 2012 #69
You've got to be kidding. duffyduff Jan 2013 #70
Well, jim, if you were born in 1945, Lars39 Jan 2013 #75
I hope you never have to test out that limit. Scruffy Rumbler Jan 2013 #84
The only time I ever quailified for extended unemployment... Omaha Steve Jan 2013 #78
Me too Steve... kentuck Jan 2013 #82
There doesn't seem to be much help for people who are unemployed Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #83
Some cities have better employment offices than others TexasBushwhacker Jan 2013 #118
I think any "limits" should be based on both age and "career" haele Jan 2013 #87
IMO, they should Laochtine Jan 2013 #92
They do stop when a person gets a job. You can't collect UI if you have a job. At least on the books JaneyVee Jan 2013 #93
I may have been a little weak on delivery Laochtine Jan 2013 #115
Yes Spirochete Jan 2013 #95
This message was self-deleted by its author DearHeart Jan 2013 #97
In my state Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2013 #100
Would a better solution be to put benefits in State hands? cbrer Jan 2013 #102
Limit should be tied to UI rate. 26wks minimum to 52wks maximum depending on UI. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #104
I'd prefer an actual minimum guaranteed income Recursion Jan 2013 #105
As long as it takes to get a job that pays better than UI. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #119
Also, it is my understanding... kentuck Jan 2013 #121
All that I know of. Also, if you were self employed you don't get it. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #123
Here in Finland tama Jan 2013 #124
Not if one is seeking work. mzmolly Jan 2013 #128
It shouldn't have to be this way at all. Not to change your question or argue R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2013 #131
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