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A thought on unemployment benefits
On 8/14/2010 11:14 AM, nom=de=plume wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message . .. In article , says... While watching Keith Olberman's "Countdown" show last evening in which he featured a segment on a couple who had lost their jobs, I had a thought on how the unemployment insurance programs might be modified. The husband had worked in the auto parts industry all his adult life but his job was eliminated. Despite efforts to find a new, similar job he, like many, had found that his job was gone, not to return. He acknowledged finding a new job, requiring him to start over in a new career and at a low starting wage. He freely admitted that it did not make sense for him to take the new job because he was better off financially collecting unemployment benefits. He wants to work, but has to do the best thing money-wise to keep his house, etc. Many are in the same boat. Since many jobs are gone for good and people are going to have to start new careers with lower pay due to little or no experience, my thought was this: Rather than continue to extend full unemployment benefits during this critical economy, structure the unemployment funding as a subsidy to the new, lower pay scale common to a new job in which one has no experience. Benefits would be tied to the last year's earnings before being layed off. The combined new job pay and the subsidized income from the unemployment fund would equal some percentage (say 75-90 percent) of the previous income. This benefit would last for a period of 2 years ... sufficient time to become trained and knowledgeable in the new job. This would cut the amount of money currently being paid out in unemployment benefits, provide an incentive for new jobs resulting in lower unemployment. Note: This is a totally non-partisan idea. No blame cast on the left or right. How about you get no more than 3 months of unemployment period. How about we let your kids starve if you can't find a job? Oh wait, that's what the Republicans want. How about unemployment benefits that are no greater than minimum wage in your local area. How about we let your kids starve if you can't find a job? Oh wait, that's what the Republicans want. Nobody owes you a job. Nobody owes you health coverage, so if you get TB and spread it around, it's no big deal. Oh wait, that's what the Republicans want. Nobody owes you a job making the same amount of money as your last job. Nobody says that, except the many people in your delusions (and Rush). Nobody owes you a lifestyle that you have become acustomed to. Nobody says that, except the many people in your delusions (and Rush). Get off your ass and get to work. Get your head out of your ass and start thinking for yourself! You aught to take your own advice. -- Is government working for you, or are you working for the government? |
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