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This is what I always believed unemployment SHOULD BE in America. The amount from unemployment is painfully low for most people who need it, but having been on
by Overtonwindow 9y ago
This is what I always believed unemployment SHOULD BE in America. The amount from unemployment is painfully low for most people who need it, but having been on unemployment a few times, beyond the check, there's very little support.
- geofft 9y agoSocial protections for the unemployed allow you to disentangle "Should I ruin this person's life" and "Is this person contributing to my business". I understand the reasons why those two got entangled historically, but I've always thought anyone who's really invested in a society with both laissez-faire capitalism and a claim to moral decency should support an extremely generous social safety net.
- walshemj 9y agoFor some people SS in the USA is more generous when I worked for a company that went bust benefits £56 pounds a week ran out after 18 weeks.