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kentuck

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25. I would agree...

Reply to TheKentuckian (Reply #22)

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 03:31 PM

Jan 2014

that it should be tied to the unemployment rate.

But I don't think these folks should be cut off their benefits cold-turkey. After 52 weeks, as an arbitrary number, their weekly benefits should be decreased by 5% per week until they reach 50% of their present benefits.

One of the downsides to putting people to work is that jobs pay so little, many can do just as well on unemployment benefits as they do on a job. Raising the minimum wage should help somewhat.

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So Where Do We Draw The Line On Extended Unemployment Insurance, And Why? [View all] stopbush Jan 2014 OP

When this Congress JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #1

Some government work programs would be good, but we shouldn't make jobs for the sake of making jobs. reformist2 Jan 2014 #9

Why is it better to get nothing in return... Lost_Count Jan 2014 #12

Amen JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #17

I'd go the next step... Lost_Count Jan 2014 #19

In total agreement JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #23

I'm not talking about jobs for the sake of jobs JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #16

The people BobUp Jan 2014 #2

Actually it is the employer who pays, amount depends somewhat on the number of claims Thinkingabout Jan 2014 #3

The retraining/go back to school thingee is just another sham/scam when it comes to finding work. stopbush Jan 2014 #5

In the State of Texas the employer only pays on the first $9000 and to the Federal it is the Thinkingabout Jan 2014 #15

The employer pays into the unemployment fund, not the employee. We agree on that. But I don't politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2014 #29

You're overlooking the mandate from the government that employers pay into UI. stopbush Jan 2014 #32

Actually I'm an accountant so I understand how the process works. politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2014 #33

The company pays for uninsurance taxes, not the employee MiniMe Jan 2014 #4

See my post #5 stopbush Jan 2014 #6

That's why employers will fight unemployment claims madville Jan 2014 #11

Extended unemployment ought to be "permanentized" into basic income, a human right. reformist2 Jan 2014 #7

You know, I really think that would make the country a much better place. LisaLynne Jan 2014 #8

Indeed. My favorite part of the basic income is that it gives the would-be worker bargaining power. reformist2 Jan 2014 #10

LOL snooper2 Jan 2014 #14

Tough call. Somewhere above subsistence but below the median, obviously. reformist2 Jan 2014 #21

My take on it: The Straight Story Jan 2014 #13

Companies who fire/lay off a lot of workers already pay more into UI funds stopbush Jan 2014 #31

Link it to some state-wide average unemployment rate. After a base time limit. randome Jan 2014 #18

Are there no prisons? Are there no work houses? They should die and decrease the... Drew Richards Jan 2014 #20

Should be indexed to unemployment and participation rates. TheKentuckian Jan 2014 #22

I would agree... kentuck Jan 2014 #25

The programs udbcrzy2 Jan 2014 #24

When the economy for the middle class is fixed? uponit7771 Jan 2014 #26

The UI program MissMillie Jan 2014 #27

I only collected unemployment benifits only once ($30) and at the time you could only collect for demosincebirth Jan 2014 #28

When we drop Social Security access to age 55 and 401K/Pension access to 50. haele Jan 2014 #30

When the unemployment rate reaches a level considered satisfactory, ProgressSaves Jan 2014 #34