MaggieMae
Reality bits
- Apr 3, 2009
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At least with Bush I & everyone else I know got a few hundred bucks. Under Obama I only know a few who were getting unemployment. Most of my friends & I were 1099 workers, independent contractors or small business owners. They & I have got nothing but screwed from this administration. Not a dime for small business & most have gone out of business. There is a very large segment of the population that fall into this category who see unions & pension getting bailed out, but regular mom & pop business, 1099 workers & contractors get nothing. Nothing for the hardest working unprotected citizens who work without a safety net.
Small businesses got plenty of tax incentives. But how could a bailout or tax incentive be applied for 1099 workers? Since there's no employer to pay into the unemployment compensation fund, that's one of the pitfalls of being an independent contractor. Would you have been in favor of another cash bailout like Bush did in 08? (I can hear the screaming already, maybe not from you, but from those who resent such things.)