Montana to cancel unemployment benefits to address severe workforce shortage

Re:Montana to cancel unemployment benefits to address severe... by alienthrowaway on Thursday May 06, 2021 @01:27PM (#27066497)

There are two ways to solve this "problem" (if you consider it to be one). Either cut the benefits, or raise the minimum wage (or pay above minimum wage).

Personally, I'd rather have people dicking around, hunting and playing video games and having fun, rather than working at a soul-sucking mimimum-wage job and still be on the state's teat (getting food stamps) because the minimim wage is too low.

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Re:Montana to cancel unemployment benefits to address severe... by damagednoob on Thursday May 06, 2021 @02:20PM (#27067219)

I don't think tax payers have the same view as you.

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Re:Montana to cancel unemployment benefits to address severe... by Frondo on Thursday May 06, 2021 @09:13PM (#27070829)

Taxpayer here, and former low-paid wage slave, I agree with alienthrowaway.

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Re:Montana to cancel unemployment benefits to address severe... by alienthrowaway on Thursday May 06, 2021 @04:04PM (#27068429)

I am a tax payer - tax payers are also on the hook for food stamps and other costs that are a direct result of McJobs not paying enough.

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Re:Montana to cancel unemployment benefits to address severe... by missedthecue on Thursday May 06, 2021 @04:55PM (#27068942)

But in one case, they are being productive, in the other case, they are not.

I prefer having people on the dole if they are productive rather than sitting at home entertaining themselves at my expense. There is no societal upside to that.

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