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Unemployment was awesome for me. I stayed at my grandmas house rent free out in the sticks and saved every penny of my benefits while basically taking an 8 month vacation remodeling here home and going fishing almost every day. after paying off a pile of bills and saving up about 6 grand I relocated to another state and collected benefits for another 2 months while I searched for a new job.
without unemployment I would still be stuck up north making half of what I was at some temp dead end job waiting for the economy to recover but instead I'm living it up on the beach with a great new job and no debt.
Unemployment is designed so that you can survive while looking for work. That's not what you used it for. You used it to essentially have the government pay your pre-existing debts for you. You didn't use it to keep yourself afloat. Unemployment is only supposed to last 26 weeks, or 6 months. You admit you collected for 10, and only seriously looked for work for 2 of those months.
You're exactly the type of person that makes this whole thing a debate as to whether to allow it to continue or not in the first place. You defrauded/gamed/abused the system.
I don't care that you're back in the workforce and you're better off now than you were then. If your endgame was to end up somewhere with a beach, then you should have gone there straight off.
Unemployment is designed so that you can survive while looking for work. That's not what you used it for. You used it to essentially have the government pay your pre-existing debts for you. You didn't use it to keep yourself afloat. Unemployment is only supposed to last 26 weeks, or 6 months. You admit you collected for 10, and only seriously looked for work for 2 of those months.
You're exactly the type of person that makes this whole thing a debate as to whether to allow it to continue or not in the first place. You defrauded/gamed/abused the system.
I don't care that you're back in the workforce and you're better off now than you were then. If your endgame was to end up somewhere with a beach, then you should have gone there straight off.
LOL....must grate on you that this guy DARED to enjoy himself,helped his family out AND bettered his situation.
We ALL know the unemployed should be genuflecting at your feet.
He helped his family out and improved his situation...
Oops,he also didn't feel bad and worry...silly guy.
Right, b/c I'm responsible for paying off this guy's debt, sending him on fishing trips, paying relocation expenses, etc.? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight. He had no worries except for maybe how he was gonna cook his fish that night.
ETA: UE is so you can look for another job. So, this guy looked for a job for 2 out of the 10 months he rec'd UE, which means he was lying for the rest of the time and scamming the system. How disgusting, and for the kicker, he's proud of himself. And you want to tell me abuse doesn't happen.
Yeah, read this. This is what upsets people. People who have no wants or desires to get a job. They figure, "Why? I have years of money coming in. I'll have: funemployment."
Dead beat losers: Get a job. Most aren't even looking.
Right, b/c I'm responsible for paying off this guy's debt, sending him on fishing trips, paying relocation expenses, etc.? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight. He had no worries except for maybe how he was gonna cook his fish that night.
Nope,you didn't.
That might make you FEEL superior but you didn't pay squat.
It must grate on your nerves that someone DARES to not be miserable while on unemployment...
That might make you FEEL superior but you didn't pay squat.
It must grate on your nerves that someone DARES to not be miserable while on unemployment...
Yes, he did pay, and so did I. How? Those extensions had to be paid for somehow. How do you think that is? By using Federal dollars. Where do Federal dollars come from? OUR TAXES.
LOL....must grate on you that this guy DARED to enjoy himself,helped his family out AND bettered his situation.
We ALL know the unemployed should be genuflecting at your feet.
I don't care that he helped his family out. I don't care that he went fishing every day. I care that he collected money that came out of Federal bank accounts funded by MY taxes (you know, the taxes that I don't "pay my fair share on" since I have the audacity to work and be successful, which means I should pay my share and yours), and then used that money to pay down debt HE INCURRED. He wasn't using that money to keep himself fed or with a roof over his head. He was using it to pay off that Playstation 3 he put on credit or his big screen TV or a new set of rims for his car.
He's a thief, plain and simple. And if you applaud him for it, you're no damn better. This is the EXACT type of example taht speaks volumes as to the narcissim of so many people in America and the entitlement mentality they have. And I'll bet this is the same type of guy who screams from the rooftops that because I make a certain amount of money that my taxes should go up to in part subsidize his lifestyle.
LOL....must grate on you that this guy DARED to enjoy himself,helped his family out AND bettered his situation.
UE is NOT about having fun! Have you lost your marbles? Sure, he helped out his grandma, it's the least he can do for staying at her house rent-free for 8 months. Sure, he bettered his situation, but 1) he did it on the taxpayer's dime and 2) he could have saved his OWN money up for his big move to the beach without wasting tax money. This is ridiculous and I don't know why anyone would be okay with this kind of behavior. This person singlehandedly made my point for me, in all honesty.
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