Millions of Americans lose all jobless benefits

marklv

What 99% of people on this forum don't understand is that the economy is a zero sum market. In the USA social benefits are few, but the cost of living is far lower than here - everything is cheaper, from petrol to big macs and fries. For $3 you can feed yourself for a day, maybe even two. If you can't afford the rent you can buy a trailer or even a wooden house in a field in Montana, for next to nothing. Unless you are totally destitute, which is very rare, you will survive. In Britain you can't do these things - everything is expensive and there is no cheap option for living your life. This is why we need a welfare state here.

barbarawright

If you are so poor you can't pay the rent, how are you going to buy a trailer? And what would your job prospects be in a field in Montana?

StevieJ

barbarawright wrote: »

If you are so poor you can't pay the rent, how are you going to buy a trailer? And what would your job prospects be in a field in Montana?

A bit of cattle rustling

PasturesNew

Generali wrote: »

... lots of posters on here would click the 'thanks' button on the bottom right hand side of my posts. Some days, that was the only boost to my self-esteem I would get

aww *hugs*



But I know what you mean.

PasturesNew

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

I know when my sister went to Oz, she was told that Australian citizens were given preference with jobs.

As weird and unlikely as it seems, it 's a bit like that in Wales. So many adverts mention Welsh as being either essential or desirable. Many jobs asked for Welsh "just in case" a client phoned up and was Welsh-speaking.

I'm not saying it's right/wrong, just that it happens.

Also, within the workplace, working with people who were Welsh, you could encounter pockets of "but you're English, why are you here taking our jobs?" from some of those from disadvantaged areas... and quite rightly so.

I did encounter quite a bit of "You're good, but we've taken on somebody Welsh instead".

But the trouble is, not everybody can stay where they started out in life.

ruggedtoast

PasturesNew wrote: »

As weird and unlikely as it seems, it 's a bit like that in Wales. So many adverts mention Welsh as being either essential or desirable. Many jobs asked for Welsh "just in case" a client phoned up and was Welsh-speaking.

I'm not saying it's right/wrong, just that it happens.

Also, within the workplace, working with people who were Welsh, you could encounter pockets of "but you're English, why are you here taking our jobs?" from some of those from disadvantaged areas... and quite rightly so.

I did encounter quite a bit of "You're good, but we've taken on somebody Welsh instead".

But the trouble is, not everybody can stay where they started out in life.

To be fair going to Wales looking for gainful employment is a bit like going to Glasgow looking for a pizza that hasnt been battered and served under a pile of chips in a cardboard box.

Harry_Powell

I didn't realise we lived in America

Prudent

StevieJ wrote: »

I do remember that you kept that British upper lip firmly stiffed I also remember that you improved a number of members economic knowledge, no end :T what happened to that blog BTW?

I can only agree with that. I learnt a huge amount from you Gen during that time (and since) and am very grateful for the time you spent posting. I am only sorry that you were going through a difficult time.

I had a financial advisor from my union come to see me about my pension. Surprised by my financial knowledge, he asked if I taught economics and looked a bit baffled when my reply was 'special needs'.

wigglebeena

Quote:
Originally Posted by wageslave

If I had no alternative, I would scrub floors. To keep your family, so would you.

What makes them so fu cking special?

marklv wrote: »

Would you do blowjobs or pimp your wife for £100 a screw? :rotfl:

Prat. Where is your self-respect?

How is cleaning equivalent to prostitution? My granny took on three cleaning jobs to feed her ten kids when she was widowed, rather than see them go into care. Does that make her a prossie in your eyes? Or just stupid and inferior?

Go on. I'm interested to hear what you have to say.

PasturesNew

Prudent wrote: »

.... my reply was 'special needs'.

That's why you are so popular here then!!