Unemployed engineer

[Altitude]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

I don't want to make any assumptions about the creator of this, but it had to take months and countless hours. It's not something a kid would have done. A college student would never have the time or that type of free reign of a house. That leaves an unemployed adult. Again, not to pre-judge, but a reasonable guess is that it is indeed someone collecting unemployment when they are supposed to be actively pursuing a job. The "99er" comment referencing the current 99 weeks of unemployment extensions is just making a point.

Well, I was out of work for a year and a half and I didn't collect one dime from unemployment. Some people do save money to live on...

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by Altitude

Well, I was out of work for a year and a half and I didn't collect one dime from unemployment. Some people do save money to live on...

Although I've never collected, I have nothing wrong with unemployment compensation when someone is laid off at no fault of their own.

The real important issue is that it must be limited or else the whole system won't work.
99 weeks and the left want to extend it more! Are they kidding? You know people won't take work if their unemployment check pays more. Life sucks, sometimes you just can't replace an old salary but that doesn't mean you never have to work again. Reality is that people may just have to take that $10/hr job. There's little incentive if you know you can collect for over two years without working.

[silver_echo]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

Although I've never collected, I have nothing wrong with unemployment compensation when someone is laid off at no fault of their own.

The real important issue is that it must be limited or else the whole system won't work.
99 weeks and the left want to extend it more! Are they kidding? You know people won't take work if their unemployment check pays more. Life sucks, sometimes you just can't replace an old salary but that doesn't mean you never have to work again. Reality is that people may just have to take that $10/hr job. There's little incentive if you know you can collect for over two years without working.

do want $10/hour... right now i am struggling with $8.55/hour, and would love $10/hour...

this unemployment extension pisses me off too, as i hate that some people get to sit on unemployment and drink their check away, but i have to bust my ass to pay for things, and this guy has been on for over a year... long enough for his certifications for his career field to lapse...


i know that this is a rant, but i do not think that i am wrong here...