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I suspect they are working under the table.
How about taking a few part time jobs out there, that would equal a full time one until we can get our country back on track?
In related news, the Administration continues to choke and threaten employers, keeping them lurking in the shadows.
FWIW, my prediction is that The Messiah will let these people get a taste of life on no benefits, then, long about April or May will use the Executive Order route to give them another 6 months of benefits. His thinking will be that if any of them doubted him before, he will definitely buy their votes this time around. Yes, he IS that much of a scumbag!
“What’s next?” - I imagine these people go get a job. I’m not trying to be cute; but, there are lots of menial jobs which pay about as much as unemployment. Some will retire early, some will move back in with their parents, some will live on credit cards, sell vehicles, etc....but some will simply have to take a lower paying job.
sad.
It’s all part of the plan. Everyone must be dependent upon the a**holes currently running Washington. I’ve got a feeling this isn’t going to be pretty.
>>> They’ve had no job for more than 99 weeks. They’re no longer eligible for benefits.
They are also no longer eligible for getting hired either.
Sitting on your ass for 2 years just doesn’t look good on a resume.
They get a job of any sort and become part of the 53% and start paying taxes, only 1% away.
What next? These people are promptly dropped from the workforce. Unemployment goes down. The press rejoices. Obama takes credit.
Doesn’t that mean that they are no longer counted in the Unemployment figures?
There is no unemployment benefit for the self employed who didn’t pay taxes via payroll. Any doubt their work has nearly ceased? And for those who were self employed, but paid themselves via a payroll, paying taxes, if they waited too late, say beyond 2 years, trying to keep their company afloat without taking a payroll for themselves, then they are royally screwed too...
What’s next ?? Get a job!
Since there are only a finite number of burgers that need flipping, or yards to rake at any given time, anticipate a large uptick in crime, particularly theft and burglary.
Unemployment is always an interesting topic here on FR. The arroganet always castigate the unemployed as lazy and cheating the taxpayers.
I’m 63. I have both a Batchelor’s and Master’s degree and have worked in high-tech for over 35 years. I’ve been both worker-bee and management. I’ve also been out of work for over a year. I’m currently attending school pursuing an AAS in IT. I’m on the honor roll and have been admitted to a national honors society.
Week after next, my unemployment expires. I’m still too young to retire, I’ve chewed up my IRA and I still have bills to pay. It’s easy to denigrate the unemployed when you are young and have your job. I can’t tell you how many times people tell me I need to get a job. i can’t tell you how many employers have told me I’m “not qualified” for theirs.
Despite being on unemployment, neither Obama nor the Dems “own me”. I will still vote them out of office next year.
So, when you sit at your keyboard talking about how lazy the unemployed are and how they just need to get one or multiples of part-time jobs, remember that you could be next. There, but for the grace of God, go you.
Avoid buying anything that you don’t really need, and become more independent regarding necessities. Make something useful. Starve the beast. Give those who continue to receive incomes directly or indirectly from government (all levels) a taste of long term unemployment and humility for building character.
Vacation's over. Back to work!
But another factor, and I think a major one, is people in (formerly) two income households who tighten the belt and learn to live on one income for an indefinite period. Recessions haven't been behaving the way they used to, and the lagging recovery of employment numbers is one of the symptoms. If your spouse works and you lose your job, it's painful ... BUT. You have more time to look for a good job in your field, and don't have to settle right away. It's more difficult to move, since you don't want to uproot the working spouse. You probably have a substantial backlog of things that need to get done around the house and can use some serious time off. And before you know it, a year has gone by.
A friend of mine went through this five or six years ago. He was out of work long enough that we had all begun to worry. He had turned down a couple of things that were beneath his target. He was finally running out of the deferred maintenance jobs at home. The good job finally came through, and we all breathed a sigh of relief. I just wonder how widespread this is in an era of two income families; especially among the middle-aged middle class, I expect it's fairly common.
If you can deal with the mortgage (or are willing to downsize), one of the jobs in a two-income middle class family can be sacrificed in a pinch.