Heh. In my experience, people who call the UI lifestyle (or the welfare lifestyle, or whatever) "comfortable" have never really had to endure it, and have probably never known anyone who has.
I know that this discussion is not about California, but... When I was laid off several years ago from the company I worked for then, I was forced to go onto Unemployment. At the time, UI paid about $200 per week (as of this month, it's up to $300 per week). That was in 1995. The $800 per month I was getting barely covered my rent (which was already as cheap as I could get, and I was still sharing with two other people), food, and medical care that I need for my severe asthma. I wound up taking a part-time job to supplement my income from UI; and, of course, if you earn any money under UI, the amount you earn in a week is deducted from that week's UI payment. Now imagine trying to pay mortgage on that kind of income. Imagine trying to make car payments so that you can get to where your job interviews are. Imagine trying to pay for prescription medications. Imagne trying to raise a family. And, of course, bear in mind that your UI runs out in six months. People have the oddest ideas of what constitutes "comfortable". John D. Giorgis wrote: > At 09:11 PM 1/17/02 +0100 J. van Baardwijk wrote: > >>At 08:37 17-1-02 -0500, John Giorgis wrote: >> >> >>>>Ah, the joys of unemployment... :-) >>>> >>>Ahh.... the ineficiencies of the welfare state.... >>> >>I am not sure what you mean by that. Care to explain that remark? >> > > Any economic system that lets the unemployed live comfortably while they > play Civ III is inefficient. > > JDG > __________________________________________________________ > John D. Giorgis - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - ICQ #3527685 > "Our campaign against international terrorism does not represent some > sort of 'clash of civilizations.' Instead, it is a clash between > civilization and those who would destroy it." -Amb. Richard N. Haass > > > -- Sliante, Richard S. Crawford mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mossroot.com AIM: Buffalo2K ICQ: 11646404 Yahoo!: rscrawford MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "It is only with the heart that we see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." --Antoine de Saint Exupery "Push the button, Max!"
