tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501177713131751048.post3935306978179674558..comments2023-12-07T05:03:26.024-08:00Comments on The New Disease: When Crazy Does TVgomonkeygohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388208407977661175noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501177713131751048.post-86682335326529265512009-08-03T20:16:18.641-07:002009-08-03T20:16:18.641-07:00Yeah, it's been a while since I was so complet...Yeah, it's been a while since I was so completely jobless to draw unemployment but I remember the feeling. I had zero expenses other than rent and food and utilities. I went through my paltry savings fairly fast though but got a job that payed better than the one I'd lost right about when my benefits ran out. That was back when there were jobs though.<br /><br />And what really infuriated me was knowing that she's never faced economic hardship in her life and everything she says is said from a pure ideological standpoint, total cookie cutter propaganda spin.gomonkeygohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388208407977661175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501177713131751048.post-70818662860923973592009-08-03T19:04:44.631-07:002009-08-03T19:04:44.631-07:00Well, she may not be 100% wrong on the unemploymen...Well, she may not be 100% wrong on the unemployment thing. Speaking from experience, it's not very motivating to give up unemployment benefits when salaries are plummeting. Having been unemployed for a year and a half (I just got a job about a month ago, so I'm no longer a drain on the taxpayers), it was pretty depressing to be looking for work and realize that, due to the fact that it's an employer's market right now, all the jobs for which I was qualified weren't going to pay any more than I was getting from unemployment, even though my benefits were something like half of my old wage. You end up spending more money when you're working (transportation costs, childcare for some people, etc, etc), and if you're not taking in more than your UC benefits, where is the incentive? Still, I'm happy I finally found a job. And, yes, even though she may be partly right on this one, Miss Malkin is a complete nutcase. I bet she's never had to deal with being unemployed.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04936679109203808216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501177713131751048.post-65680182369869144222009-08-03T13:31:15.647-07:002009-08-03T13:31:15.647-07:00Yeah! She is a weird one alright!
Regards/Yeah! She is a weird one alright!<br />Regards/exilestreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097089555295137255noreply@blogger.com