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Should those receiving the unemployment extensions be made to pay them back at some point in time. Maybe not pay all of it back, but some percentage?
I was against the extensions in the first place, and hope they end as soon as possible. You cannot, however, demand repayment of benefits after the fact. If they had been told that part of it was to be considered a loan in advance, great. But you can't change the rules after you give them the money.
I say no. Isn't there an unemployment insurance tax people pay? I know a state unemployment insurance tax comes out of my paycheck, but I don't think a federal one does :-/ If I ever needed it, I would feel entitled to it because it comes out of my check now.
I understand that many people need it, trust me I have been there, but what about those that are taking more than they have paid in?
Is it fair that they are drawing more from the government than they paid in? I say NO it isnt.
Is there not a cut off point? When I collected UE I only collected for 2 months because I found employment, so I don't know whether or not there is a cut off point.
When you are forced pay into something you should have it with out paying it back. We all pay to Unemployment and to be honest it's a rip off. If a person was to put the same amount in to an Aflac (They don't do unemployment it's an example) type of savings it would last more then 100 weeks.
I say no. Isn't there an unemployment insurance tax people pay? I know a state unemployment insurance tax comes out of my paycheck, but I don't think a federal one does :-/ If I ever needed it, I would feel entitled to it because it comes out of my check now.
Huh, which state are you in? I've never heard of that before. I was under the impression that employers pay a tax, not employees. eta: I see you're in NY.
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Currently, employers pay federal unemployment taxes of 6.2 percent on the first $7,000 earned by each of their employees during a calendar year. These federal taxes are used to cover the costs of administering the UC programs in all states. In addition, the federal UC taxes pay one-half of the cost of extended unemployment benefits (during periods of high unemployment) and provide for a fund from which states may borrow, if necessary, to pay benefits.
State UC tax rates vary from state-to-state. State UC taxes may be used only to pay benefits to unemployed workers. The state UC tax rate paid by employers is based on the state's current unemployment rate. As their unemployment rates go up, the states are required by federal law to raise the UC tax rate paid by employers.
It might be a good idea for those that have collected assistance for long periods of time to be taxed a bit higher when employment is obtained. Maybe something like 1-2% (like 10% for the lowest bracket to 11%).
There are only a few states in which the employee pays into the unemployment tax.
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