LOL -- A warning from Napolitano

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Nascar1966

Very true what you just said. People have no problem bragging that they make more collecting unemployment than if they had a job yet nothing gets done about it. Wait something did. Unemployment benefits got extended. Way to reward some of the trash.

in what alternate universe do people make more by collecting unemployment than at a job? at $300 a week, that's not even $8 an hour for a 40 hour week. and i promise you, those making min wage do not make the top unemployment. do you even pay attention to what you've written before hitting submit reply?

[Crown@club]

Originally Posted by Danzig

in what alternate universe do people make more by collecting unemployment than at a job? at $300 a week, that's not even $8 an hour for a 40 hour week. and i promise you, those making min wage do not make the top unemployment. do you even pay attention to what you've written before hitting submit reply?

Actually thats not far from the truth.

Unemployment is somewhere around $410 total. Unless the Obama $25 is gone.
But take home in the state of Indiana after taxes (fed, and state) was $351.00.

I had a friend, who got released from his job as a Manager at a local Pizza Hutt. I told him that an acquaintance that we both knew had an opening as a dealer at the local casino boat paying roughly around $640 a week.

I see this friend again a month later, and he told me he was content as Unemployment was paying more. WHAT?!

[Nascar1966]

Originally Posted by Crown@club

Actually thats not far from the truth.

Unemployment is somewhere around $410 total. Unless the Obama $25 is gone.
But take home in the state of Indiana after taxes (fed, and state) was $351.00.

I had a friend, who got released from his job as a Manager at a local Pizza Hutt. I told him that an acquaintance that we both knew had an opening as a dealer at the local casino boat paying roughly around $640 a week.

I see this friend again a month later, and he told me he was content as Unemployment was paying more. WHAT?!

Thank you for telling this story. At least I know im not the only one who heard about an unemployed person not looking for a job because they make more collecting unemployment.

[Crown@club]

Originally Posted by Crown@club

Actually thats not far from the truth.

Unemployment is somewhere around $410 total. Unless the Obama $25 is gone.
But take home in the state of Indiana after taxes (fed, and state) was $351.00.

I had a friend, who got released from his job as a Manager at a local Pizza Hutt. I told him that an acquaintance that we both knew had an opening as a dealer at the local casino boat paying roughly around $640 a week.

I see this friend again a month later, and he told me he was content as Unemployment was paying more. WHAT?!

What I meant was that he was making more on Unemployment than being a Manager at Pizza Hutt.

I understand he has managing experience, and he could be holding out for a similar position, but to ignore an opportunity to increase his pay by $300 a week is a disservice to his family.

I haven't seen him since October, so things may have changed, but I won't know until I see him again in a month.