Topic: Able to work but don't?
markecephus's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:45 PM

Frankly, it p*sses me off. I have worked all my life, I was taught to work. I never drew a dime of unemployment up until about five years ago...thats a pretty good record, thirty years. Theres a guy down the road on disability....nothing wrong with him.....he can dig post holes and build chicken houses but he can't work? Yes, lets support him. grumble

johncarl's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:46 PM

Collecting unemployment is one thing. You've worked for it and deserve it. It's temporary anyway. Now, those people who just sit on thier butts and collect welfare or other kinds of assistance is a totally different story. It's bad enough we have a government who spends OUR money like it's monopoly money. Those aholes that never work a day in thier life and have us pay for them to do nothing other than ride around in thier new cars and lay around in their rent free houses makes me want to pick them all off one by one. *hears the SWAT team coming in the distance*
i agree:smile:

Lily0923's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:47 PM


Frankly, it p*sses me off. I have worked all my life, I was taught to work. I never drew a dime of unemployment up until about five years ago...thats a pretty good record, thirty years. Theres a guy down the road on disability....nothing wrong with him.....he can dig post holes and build chicken houses but he can't work? Yes, lets support him. grumble


unemployment and disability are 2 totally different things....

crystal14882's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:48 PM
Edited by crystal14882 on Tue 03/04/08 06:48 PM
I think unemployment is fine...it's the people who sit on their ass and collect welfare because they are lazy. I know people need it but there are people taking advantage of it. I had to go through a background check and drug test for my work...you think they would make welfare receipients do the same.

shoes4rhon's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:49 PM

I think if they are Able to get a job they should work

It more of a pride thing and there are some people who

Take advantage of any system and milk it for all it's

Worth i am not saying all people do this but there

Are a lot of them that do this when there are


Job's out there for them to have


really where are these jobs with benefits ?? My dad worked for 30 years and got laid off which he took early retirement it took him over a year and a half to find a job for a lot less money and with 1/2 the benefits .. oh yah if you want to work at burger king ..

Single_Rob's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:49 PM

I think unemployment is fine...it's the people who sit on their ass and collect welfare because they are lazy. I know people need it but there are people taking advantage of it. I had to go through a background check and drug test for my work...you think they would make welfare receipients do the same.
'here, here. Do you need my support? lol

no photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:50 PM
Well, my brother "works" two months a year to collect unemployment. Somehow he is broke for 12 days of the 14 days he has to wait for unemployment. He really is a leech on society it's really sad. he's 28 and has no ambition or will to do anything besides smoke weed or drink. It's really sad I'm much younger have had a car since the day I drove and always keep busy with school or work. He's a real piece of work.

no photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:50 PM
Unemployment is an insurance that your employer pays. It is a percentage based on the history of the employer. Therefor the more people that file for it the more it costs the employer. In return this drives up the cost of having employees therefor leaving less money to pay out in wages to those of us who are working. It is fine to use as a tool if it is needed while finding another job after a lay off. In my opinion to many people draw it out for as long as they can.

crystal14882's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:50 PM


I think unemployment is fine...it's the people who sit on their ass and collect welfare because they are lazy. I know people need it but there are people taking advantage of it. I had to go through a background check and drug test for my work...you think they would make welfare receipients do the same.
'here, here. Do you need my support? lol

Would you like to sign my petition lol
Crystal for president

Single_Rob's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:51 PM



I think unemployment is fine...it's the people who sit on their ass and collect welfare because they are lazy. I know people need it but there are people taking advantage of it. I had to go through a background check and drug test for my work...you think they would make welfare receipients do the same.
'here, here. Do you need my support? lol

Would you like to sign my petition lol
Crystal for president

Anyone but the two it comes down to will be fine with me

Single_Rob's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:51 PM

Well, my brother "works" two months a year to collect unemployment. Somehow he is broke for 12 days of the 14 days he has to wait for unemployment. He really is a leech on society it's really sad. he's 28 and has no ambition or will to do anything besides smoke weed or drink. It's really sad I'm much younger have had a car since the day I drove and always keep busy with school or work. He's a real piece of work.
sounds like your parents really screwed up on this one

adj4u's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:52 PM

Collecting unemployment is one thing. You've worked for it and deserve it. It's temporary anyway. Now, those people who just sit on thier butts and collect welfare or other kinds of assistance is a totally different story. It's bad enough we have a government who spends OUR money like it's monopoly money. Those aholes that never work a day in thier life and have us pay for them to do nothing other than ride around in thier new cars and lay around in their rent free houses makes me want to pick them all off one by one. *hears the SWAT team coming in the distance*



define other kinds of assistance plz

socail security disability is also an insurance program

and it is one i/2 of which you pay for yourself

so you need to define other assistance

no photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:53 PM
You can say both my brothers are screw ups. Difference is one tried to change his life and got screwed by it the other is just a leech. Luckily for my mother I seem to be a lot better than both of them.

Lily0923's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:54 PM


Collecting unemployment is one thing. You've worked for it and deserve it. It's temporary anyway. Now, those people who just sit on thier butts and collect welfare or other kinds of assistance is a totally different story. It's bad enough we have a government who spends OUR money like it's monopoly money. Those aholes that never work a day in thier life and have us pay for them to do nothing other than ride around in thier new cars and lay around in their rent free houses makes me want to pick them all off one by one. *hears the SWAT team coming in the distance*



define other kinds of assistance plz

socail security disability is also an insurance program

and it is one i/2 of which you pay for yourself

so you need to define other assistance


ssi is not insurance that is paid.

ssi is a government program that is paid for in tax dollars

adj4u's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:56 PM


Frankly, it p*sses me off. I have worked all my life, I was taught to work. I never drew a dime of unemployment up until about five years ago...thats a pretty good record, thirty years. Theres a guy down the road on disability....nothing wrong with him.....he can dig post holes and build chicken houses but he can't work? Yes, lets support him. grumble


how many post holes does he dig at a time

and how long does it take him to dig one

and

what does he do the next day

most can do anything for a short time

but they suffer for it for days afterward

and do not get enough to hire it done

walk in their shoes before condemning them

but there are always some that will abuse the system

and he did pay the premiums


shoes4rhon's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:56 PM
I pay into FICA and sense I am self employed I pay all of mine not just 1/2 like most do .. I thought that was social security ..

Lily0923's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:58 PM

I pay into FICA and sense I am self employed I pay all of mine not just 1/2 like most do .. I thought that was social security ..


that is social security... it's tax

shoes4rhon's photo
Tue 03/04/08 06:59 PM


I pay into FICA and sense I am self employed I pay all of mine not just 1/2 like most do .. I thought that was social security ..


that is social security... it's tax
And my understanding is based on what I pay if I were to become disabled I am allowed to draw out ex amount and my chld ex amount blah blah blah

wiley's photo
Tue 03/04/08 07:00 PM
I don't know about your state but here they require you to look for work to collect unemployment. You also have to be working longer than a 18 months at a job (full time) in order to qualify for benefits. The only reason somebody would be collecting unemployment until it runs out isn't because they're lazy. It's because they can't find a job. The lazy ones don't need unemployment. That's what they have parents/friends/girlfriends,boyfriends/roommates for.

adj4u's photo
Tue 03/04/08 07:00 PM



Collecting unemployment is one thing. You've worked for it and deserve it. It's temporary anyway. Now, those people who just sit on thier butts and collect welfare or other kinds of assistance is a totally different story. It's bad enough we have a government who spends OUR money like it's monopoly money. Those aholes that never work a day in thier life and have us pay for them to do nothing other than ride around in thier new cars and lay around in their rent free houses makes me want to pick them all off one by one. *hears the SWAT team coming in the distance*



define other kinds of assistance plz

socail security disability is also an insurance program

and it is one i/2 of which you pay for yourself

so you need to define other assistance


ssi is not insurance that is paid.

ssi is a government program that is paid for in tax dollars



i did not say ssi

i said social security disability