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Originally Posted by Rochard
I find it hard to believe that people would want to be on unemployment instead of working. I understand that some people would rather not work, but unemployment at it's maximum doesn't pay enough to cover the rent.
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I don't think that's true. Depending on your prior income and the state, it can be over 500.00 a week and thanks to Obama, benefits were extended multiple times. I know plenty of personal trainers and management at LA Fitness, 24hr Fitness etc that had a good year and then got fired so they could train for cash as they collected more than enough to pay the rent from unemployment alone. These are people made 80-120k or so a year, which of course isn't typical, just happens to be quite a few people i know.
Ever watch Deadliest Catch? Almost every fisherman in the Bering Sea rakes in cash while fishing and then, because they have seasonal contracts (a new contract is signed by all crew members to fish one season only for liability purposes) and when they get home for vacation, they are "out of work" and collect unemployment. For Washington and Alaska both, I believe the maximum (which most of them qualify for) is well over 500.00 a week, which most collect while filing weekly by phone from Mazatlan.