Unemployment money ain’t jack. It’s not enough to pay rent and eat with, much less any other expenses like having a car. That’s the part I don’t get, that nobody mentions this. It’s like $200 a week, maximum. Unless it’s gone way up and I didn’t know, which is possible.
Depends on the state, but it runs from about $250 to $550 per week (2009 numbers).
Agreed. But if you also get a welfare check/ss/disability check to pay the rent a center (no credit check) 165 inch plasma TV bill and groceries and even a free limited use cell phone why would you return to work?
If I tried ANY of the above I would be in jail or minimumly turned away.
To boot...there are Obama incentive jobs locally at the county and state level that a white (non minority) person does not ‘qualify’ for because you must show you make under $4000 a year. So... these jobs sit and the non minority is screwed at a sweet DMV or county job.