Should people who quit get unemployment benefits, too?

Re:Should people who quit get unemployment benefits, too? by ketchupdebugger on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @10:14AM (#40800331)

Low wage jobs only net you $40 a week. Thats $160 a month. Even if you pay no income tax, try living on $160 a month in any where America. Thats barely enough to pay for groceries for a single person for a month.

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Re:Should people who quit get unemployment benefits, too? by vel0city on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @10:26AM (#40800504)

$40 a week? A full day at federal minimum wage is $58/day. FICA on that would be $8.87. That's $49/day. $49 * 7 > $40.

Even if you cut that in half that's still way more than $40/week.

And no, you're not paying federal income taxes on that low wage income.

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Re:Should people who quit get unemployment benefits, too? by ketchupdebugger on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @10:30AM (#40800546)

40 a week on unemployment for low wage in CA

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Re:Should people who quit get unemployment benefits, too? by vel0city on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @10:38AM (#40800640)

Ah ok you're saying UI after a low wage job is $40/wk. Understood.

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Re:Should people who quit get unemployment benefits, too? by Molitor5901 on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @01:09PM (#40802138)

There's also the benefit of food stamps, and housing assistance at that income level. Actual fraud may be rare. I cannot find a good study on fraud in benefits, but I don't think that detracts that safeguards should be put in place.

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Re:Should people who quit get unemployment benefits, too? by fragmede on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @02:09PM (#40802740)

Food banks and SNAP/EBT and dumpster diving and community living. It's a lower standard of living in some ways, for sure, but you don't have to go to work and get to do art all day long. What's that worth to you?

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