Montana to cancel unemployment benefits to address severe workforce shortage

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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