Unemployment Benefits

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Originally Posted by SniperSB23

The big problem with UI is that you can't collect UI while working and exceed the maximum benefit rate. If you are getting $450 a week in UI you could collect that $450 a week and sit home or work 40 hours a week at Walmart and make $300 while collecting $150. Anyone is going to take the sitting home option in that scenario. Change the system so that if you take that job at Walmart you can collect $300 in UI while earning $300 and suddenly there is incentive to take that job. And the taxpayers are saving 33% on the deal while the person is at least contributing (very minimally) to society.

I do understand the argument for UI. Give the rich more money and they probably save or invest it. Give the unemployed money and that money goes directly back into the economy as they pay their bills and living expenses with it. At the same time I think the system has made it far too easy to sit back and collect your checks while not doing everything in your power to get a job.

I know a few people who collect and havent even looked for jobs. & its been way over a year & still collecting.