A million dollars isn’t all that much but still, they shouldn’t be getting unemployment.
Remember after Katrina, the department of labor said that anyone in New Orleans who was old enough to work could apply for unemployment even if they couldn’t prove that they had ever worked.
a million in net worth isn’t that much... earning a million is a year is a lot.
Offensive. I have had many employment gaps and refuse to file.
“they shouldn’t be getting unemployment.”
They PAID for that insurance. I suppose they shouldn’t get auto insurance payments for collisions or any other insurance payment because you think they are too rich?
That's BS. These people, despite their income, had part of their wages garnished in the name of “unemployment insurance” just like everyone else.
Once they lost their jobs, they became eligible to draw down on their unemployment insurance at a rate proportional to what they contributed.
Unemployment insurance is designed to provide income to people paid into the system and who become temporarily unemployed - it was not intended as an free entitlement.
The extension of the benefits to 99 months does, however, effectively turn unemployment payments into an entitlement program.