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42 sats \ 3 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 15 Aug \ parent \ on: US weekly jobless claims fall amid low layoffs econ
Wow! It's too much. As a jobless we hardly recieve $100 in a year.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 15 Aug
With a widely funded insurance program and low unemployment rates, it can be one of the less stupid policies.
It doesn't function as a handout and that's not the point. The point is that people can afford to keep paying their bills for the duration of a normal job search.
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter OP 15 Aug
Yeah, I get it. But when I compare these numbers, or any numbers to those in India, I go nuts.
Do you know less than 2% Indian households pay income taxes while in US, it's 50%+ if I've read it correctly.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 15 Aug
We have a much more convoluted welfare system, though.
While a substantial majority of Americans pay taxes, I don’t think most are net taxpayers.
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