"John" wrote in message
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"looking " for a job. In reality they just wanted a name for their
unemployment office so they could continue getting benefits. What
****es me off most is that one guy said that he paid in to UC and he
deserved the money back. I as an employer pay in except for maybe a .0006
percent contribution by the employee, which amounts to about 25 bucks a
year.

Actually, they *did pay into it--in the form of having to accept lower
wages...

( Though it's doubtful many business owners would pass along the savings )

--The sad truth is that far too many folks lack a meaningful safety net in
the way of personal savings...Besides, the end result is basically the same
( it leaves the ex-employee in need of *some sort of assistance )

Biggest difference probably being that unemployment insurance also provides
the employer with an incentive to at least try and be responsible in not
treating the labor pool as if it were an old pair of worn out socks.

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