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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:23 PM Original message |
If you received $1,000 bi-weekly/$2,000 per month in |
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SeeHopeWin (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. Our unemployment here in Florida is topped at $275.00 per week. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I cannot believe that the max in Florida is only $275 a week. |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. It's $275 max in TN, also. Barely doable if you have a house and/or car payment, |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #12 |
66. Remember, UI is Taxable. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. believe. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Those figures are before the stimulus package went into |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. From the Ca-UE website: |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:59 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Ah .. thanks for the information. |
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Raine1967 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Thanks for that info. |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:57 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. It jumped $25/wk in TN. Enough to knock people out of food stamps and/or state medical |
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KatyaR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
48. Good lord, I think it pays higher in Oklahoma than Florida! |
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SeeHopeWin (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. Jeb Bush REALLY REALLY destroyed this place! |
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Not Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. but as I understand it, part of the hook of the stimulus plan |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. if he is making 2,000 unemployment he made substantially more than that when |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. You have to think in terms of total compensation |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. No kidding, and Costco is a great company |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I think working at Costco would be kind of fun |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. I've never met a real sourpuss there |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. I have a friend who works there and he says it's exhausting. |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
76. Register workers at my Costco always look miserable |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Well, health care benefits are covered under COBRA, and |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 08:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
59. 40% of cobra can still be pretty pricey... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #13 |
67. Where did I say he was breaking the law? |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #67 |
73. You HAVE |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:26 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. If you pass on jobs offered, you are breaking the law in many states |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
5. Depends. In DC, if you turn down a job, you aren't eligible for unemployment |
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Hamlette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
32. only if it is a "suitable" job |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:59 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. At least as of 1994, California had no "suitable" job qualifier |
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Hamlette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:02 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. actually, its federal law, and California has one now |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. The denial and appeals process in California in 1994 was a series of Kangaroo courts |
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Hamlette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #42 |
53. bummer, trust me, that would never happen here |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Wow, I hope I didn't offend you with that remark about "appellate swine" |
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Hamlette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. hey, I have been called FAR worse |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
68. There you go... I never even thought of that... |
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960 (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
7. In this economy, I'd take the job at Costco before my unemployment ran out |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. The really fucked up thing is, the California EDD will cut you off if you turn down any job |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. Why would you tell them you turned down a job in the |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:57 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. It's one of several questions you have to answer in writing weekly while receiving benefits |
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Hamlette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
36. if you lie about turning down suitable work, they will get you for fraud |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. My strategy is to make DAMN SURE nobody gives me a written offer for unsuitable work |
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hugo_from_TN (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
65. If you turned down a job you damn well should get booted off unemployment. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #65 |
72. There are jobs, and there are jobs |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
10. Makes sense to me, why work when some sucker will work for lower wages and give you a handout. If |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
11. according to this, max ca benefit = $450/wk. in 11/2008. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Sounds right - It was $420/week last time I collected (2004) |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
16. California's maximum unemployment benefit is $450/week ... $900 bi-weekly. |
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Ex Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
17. seems shortsighted |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. That's probably what I would do in that situation |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
18. That's unemployment fraud |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. It's only fraud if you don't report it to the EDD |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
70. The very first question on the weekly benefit form is "Did you refuse any work in the last week" or |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
41. Yes, well desperate times mean desperate measures for |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. ALL people on unemployment (at least in California) have contributed through payroll deductions |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. Yea, I know about California .. but I justed worded it that way |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:10 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. I understand, but this guy is quoted in the paper |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. It was on television and the reporter didn't use his real name. |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
19. I'd take the job and keep looking for a better one while working. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Yea, I know you can .. the guy seemed to recognize that, |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Working at Costco might not be a 9-5 job |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #30 |
46. Yea but you have to wait a whole year .. I just read that |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:25 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. I can't believe that. Is that true??? |
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hoboken123 (183 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Sounds far-fetched |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 08:41 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. i think that may only be if you've maxed out your benefits... |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. Used to be you'd lose benefits altogether if you turned down any employment,,, |
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Raine1967 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
38. So that is 500 dollars a week? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Someone upthread just posted that California's maximum |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
51. I could and did. I couldn't stand the depressing atmosphere in the |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
57. I would, it doesn't seem like he's looking at the larger view... |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
58. In Michigan... |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
61. A better strategy would be not to apply to lower paying jobs |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. That makes sense, unfortunately you can't always tell what a job pays or what it entails up front |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
63. Absolutely. |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #63 |
74. You Probably Wouldn't be Applying for Minimum Wage Work, |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #74 |
77. I *did* take minimum wage work. |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
64. I'm in that situation, and yes, I will |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
69. MAX Unemployment Benefit in California is $475 per week. |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
71. In FL it's 275 a week - 1100 a month...MAX... so FALSE PREMISE.nt |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
75. Sounds like a risky gamble. UI only runs for 26 weeks. Given the way |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
79. this highlights the difference between unemployment and underemployment |
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