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Two things: 1. You are not officially self-employed until you file your taxes and officially state that as your occupation. 2. Nobody is really "unemployed."
by johnohara 16y ago
Two things:
1. You are not officially self-employed until you file your taxes and officially state that as your occupation.
2. Nobody is really "unemployed." Unemployment benefits are taxed as income. That makes you "self-employed" anyway. To me, calling yourself unemployed is simply destructive thinking.
- frossie 16y agoNobody is really "unemployed." Unemployment benefits are taxed as income. That makes you "self-employed" anyway I'm not sure I follow you. Being employed is trading your labour for income; if you are collecting unemployment benefit you are not trading any labour. That doesn't mean that you are not working but you are definitely not employed. Cf. a stay-at-home parent may work their butt off but is not employed in the normal meaning of the word.