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Old 04-09-2025, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
Unemployment compensation is an insurance program, and the premiums are paid by employers. Only some unemployed people qualify for it, and it's only available for 12 weeks unless a state provides more than that. In the case of state-sponsored extensions, those extra payments are usually paid for out of state income tax payroll deductions. Florida doesn't have income tax.

But if all the money paying for unemployed people is that big a deal, maybe more people should've made a louder noise when DOGE started firing tens of thousands of government workers whose families relied on their income - and now have none.
You do realize unemployment compensation is only payed out if one has been employed in the first place and is relatively a short period of payout. Who picks up the cost of living tab when jobs aren't available other than padded, unnecessary government positions where they could work as the assistant to the assistant, of the assistant to the assistant, etc.