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Re:Nearly 12M Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in S.F by StavrosK on Monday October 26, 2020 @07:51AM (#24895105)
Yes, but I have a feeling that's what the GP refers to when they say "trapped forever". I don't feel like our system traps you at all, so I was wondering why the GP feels that people get trapped.
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Re:Nearly 12M Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in S.F by olalonde on Monday October 26, 2020 @07:55AM (#24895134)
They're probably referring to the "welfare trap"[0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_trap

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Re:Nearly 12M Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in S.F by StavrosK on Monday October 26, 2020 @07:57AM (#24895143)
Ahh, I see, thank you, that makes sense.
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Re:Nearly 12M Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in S.F by ericmay on Monday October 26, 2020 @07:54AM (#24895123)
Sorry, I misunderstood the context. I thought you were from outside the United States as the origination of your comment.My fault!
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Re:Nearly 12M Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in S.F by StavrosK on Monday October 26, 2020 @07:56AM (#24895140)
No sorry, I confused you even more. I am from outside the US, I think my country's system doesn't trap you, so I was wondering why the US one does.
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Re:Nearly 12M Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in S.F by ericmay on Monday October 26, 2020 @08:23AM (#24895343)
Haha no worries! I have not been on unemployment, so I'm afraid I can't comment on that. As someone else mentioned it does vary a bit state by state, so there could be something there.
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