Jobless benefits do more spurs more recovery than tax breaks for the rich

[onelifecrisis]

The benefits of benefits change with the times like everything else. The article linked in the OP even says this. Reading the comments in this thread I'm struck by a thought: it'd be nice if people didn't stick quite so rigidly to their ideals and tried to move with the times a bit more. "All benefits are always bad" is just as poor a stance to take as "all benefits are always good".

Has anyone been hired by someone on government assistance?

[CaptainHaplo]

I see none of our liberal posters decided to take on my challenge.

Why am I not suprised?

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by August

Maybe the laws are different in your area but here well over 3/4ths of my present class are drawing unemployment benefits.



In addition to regular benefits the government is paying for their tuition as well. In out little school alone i'd bet at least 200 students get this deal.



Here's where we can agree. Employers tell me it takes a literal mountain of paperwork to deny someone benefits. It's so difficult they often just bite the bullet and pay benefits to people who they should have been able to fire outright.

They do almost always get them. It's not a lot of paperwork, they file, you get it and can protest causing a hearing. I'm been to hundreds of them and lose 90% of the time. They just know they have no income and it's sitting there to get.

I had one guy leave the job without telling me, leaving the crew with no van, no way home, ect. I was even on the job. Called him and he said I told him we could get off at lunch, so he left. I told him hopefully we could get done by lunch, but we weren't and come back. He said he had to go home. I had to have the van back, so I told him to bring it to my house and he did. He couldn't find a way home and was gonna walk 20 miles home. He had a heart condition, so I offered him a car I had, refused. We argued and I even threw the keys at his feet...wouldn't take them. I told him we needed to part ways and let him go.

His claim stated I fired him for being sick and forced him to walk home in the summer heat with a heart condition. He stated he had to get an ambulance to come get him. I was so mad I protested his claim....still lost.