Quote (kalelvszod @ Apr 8 2015 11:48am)
one of the most ignorant things iv seen posted. people that went to school for years and unfortunately lost their job should have to seddle for a piss poor minimum wage job until they find one? i dont think so the whole point of unemployment is so you can pay your bills while looking for work in the field you studied for. Most workers pay into EI the whole time they are employed so its not like they are stealing. Its very easy to find minimum wage jobs and its also easy to get trapped at one if your stuck working their for a long time. HIgher paying jobs are in much shorter supply and sometimes takes months to get a job in their field .and why the fuck would someone want to seddle for a noodle diet for months your mind state is completely irrational seeing people like you post this shit makes me mad if i saw you irl id prolly beat the shit out of you. thought people with tt/med tags are supposed to be leaders and have a brain..all i see here is a damn fool
If you unfortunately lose your job (as I have once before), you should either 1. have saved enough so that you aren't in dire straits and can bide time or 2. need to work and scrape by with a lower paying job until you can get accepted at one that pays you more like you were previously.
To your point about paying into unemployment, then I change my philosophy. Workers should only be able to take out what they put into unemployment benefits. So those who paid more into it can extract more, those who paid little, cant pull much out. I'm fine with that.
If you "get trapped" at a low paying job, that's your own damn fault. Work hard, get out of that situation and into a better one.
Quote (bitg_pj @ Apr 8 2015 11:50am)
You have some unrealistic expectations..
Good on you for having drive and motivation and intelligence and a good support network .
There are those out there who cannot ever get any higher than menial work and if they lose that job everything poofs.
Unrealistic? How? I have given so many easy examples in this thread. Being a server/waiter is an easy job to snag and you can easily make a living with that. Not happy doing it? Do it til you get a better job that suits you. Plenty of jobs pay enough to live a decent life. You might have roommates, you might have to use Cricket wireless until you can afford Verizon again, you might have to give up nice meals for canned ones, but that should all be temporary if you can motivate yourself to strive to a better career.
Good for me on having drive and motivation? That isn't good for just me, that should be how every person is. You're just saying ah well most people aren't motivated and intelligent. So we should do what then, reward people for not having the drive to make a good living and instead let them mooch? Please....
Separately, lol, I have no views on religion. I'm not very religious at all. I vote about half republicans and half democrats when I vote. I lean left on social issues and right on fiscal issues. Not sure how that got brought into this.
This post was edited by AspenSniper on Apr 8 2015 11:12am