DiamondDave
Army Vet
I have been laid off at the exact some time as my then wife... the same exact time as my best friend and neighbor... and you do what you have to do... WHY??? Because it is a personal responsibility to take care of your needs and your family's needs... I lived on savings, I worked bartender jobs until I found something else.. hell I worked 2 jobs until I got another job back in my career field... my ex waitress-ed... my best friend's family and mine ate communal dinners with buying in bulk to save money between the families... I was prepared to sell the house if needed.. I was prepared to work 100 hours a week if I needed... but this is not the view of the greedy entitlement junkie, as evidenced by peeper
So you believe there should be no unemployment safety net? And do you think it would be as easy to get the jobs you mentioned in this economy, where former investment bankers here are working as baristas in Starbucks because there is nothing else? How many people are on unemployment now? What would happen to them if they were suddenly dumped off?
you should be making your own safety net.. it is not society's problem, it is not government's problem
I have friends who have lost jobs in the past 6 months.. 1 is working at Home Depot during the day to get health benefits and working as a bouncer at night.. the other is getting by on a temp job while he sells his house to move to another area where cost of living is cheaper and he can use the equity he has built up to pay for about 80% of the price of a house
What would they (ones dumped off unemployment) do.. if they were like you, they would whine and moan and blame it all on everyone else... many would buckle down and do what they had to to take care of themselves.. some would approach charities... some would turn to family... there are many things that many would do