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Originally Posted by atom
I know 2 people that were put out of construction 2 years ago. Neither of them bothered to do shit, just collect their unemployment and do a few cash jobs on the side. Now they are bitching about what they are gonna do.
Well, fucking serves you right, neither of them bothered even looking for a job during the time they were collecting their gov checks. One guy fished every frickin day and slept to 1pm in the afternoon. I even emailed him some leads on jobs i knew of. His response was, I would only make an extra 150 bucks a week and I would actually have to work.
The system was abused.
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so, based on 2 people you know, the whole system was abused?
While there is abuse in the system for sure, it's not rampant. I know personally of several who have been pounding the pavement every day, filling out apps, dropping off resumes, attending job fairs, etc. and with the unemployment rate here hitting 14%, jobs are getting and have been getting hard to come by.
I don't think everyone should be punished due to a couple who are abusing the system.