12-18-2013, 12:17 AM
I remember when I was on unemployment for a short time in the 80s. The bene's were very slight. Not quite enough to pay rent + food, but was good enough to get by since I has a puny bit of savings. Before I found full time employment, I took a couple of temp jobs. They were only 1-3 days, but I thought that something was better than nothing and it might lead to something full time.
Didn't lead to anything full time and every cent that I earned was deducted from unemployment payout. Perhaps things have changed since the 80s, but I can't think of a better way to discourage people from looking for work.
Didn't lead to anything full time and every cent that I earned was deducted from unemployment payout. Perhaps things have changed since the 80s, but I can't think of a better way to discourage people from looking for work.