Hey! Are you unemployed?

[Vaighn]

Just trying to figure out how many of the whining crybabies I'm supporting by paying taxes on my salary.

Flame away.. (but please vote)

[Daldaen]

You leave no room for in school/shitty seasonal jobs. I'm upset.

[Versus]

I'm Employed ;(

[Supaskillz]

For one there are tons of college students on here. Also unemployed means you are looking for a job but do not have one. If someone is not looking for a job they are considered not in the labor force, so for example a retired person is not counted as unemployed. Please make a poll that makes more sense and does not only have choices that apply to only a subset of the population.

PS: I btw am unemployed. I finished graduate school in December and I am have been applying to jobs since.

[Deathrydar]

Employed......have been steadily since 2006!

[Artah]

You leave no room for in school/shitty seasonal jobs. I'm upset.

in school is no excuse to be unemployed thnx.

[Lazortag]

I'm going to say I'm employed because every full-time job I've ever had has been less work than going to school full-time. This is probably because I'm not an arts student however.

[rockhopper]

Employed.

But since I'm in government, your taxes are indeed still supporting me.

[webrunner5]

Never mind lol.

[webrunner5]

I am 65 and retired for the last 3 years, so yeah your taxes are paying my Social Security here while I am at the beach in Florida. Thanks guys.

You know what? I think you guys are paying me to play P1999 all day also. Thanks again.

[lawll]

I am 65 and retired for the last 3 years, so yeah your taxes are paying my Social Security here while I am at the beach in Florida. Thanks guys.

You know what? I think you guys are paying me to play P1999 all day also. Thanks again.

30 years ago some old guy was saying the same shit to you.

[webrunner5]

30 years ago some old guy was saying the same shit to you.

Well I can tell you it is pretty scary how fast time goes. So if you have dreams or asperations make it happen or you will regret it. Trust me. I have been lucky and done a ton of stuff and made some pretty good money all my life. Hope the same for you guys. Enjoy every day.

[lawll]

http://bigbaddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/business-e1311932698168.jpg


LOL going with stock pictures now?

[Artah]

Just trying to figure out how many of the whining crybabies I'm supporting by paying taxes on my salary.

Flame away.. (but please vote)

looks like a lot less than half from your own poll so far.

[Hitchens]

Just trying to figure out how many of the whining crybabies I'm supporting by paying taxes on my salary.

Unemployment compensation is included in the taxes one plays out of gross income. So chances are, you're not supporting anyone.

[Phased]

Unemployment compensation is included in the taxes one plays out of gross income. So chances are, you're not supporting anyone.

That sentence isn't grammatically correct, but I'm going to assume what you were trying to say and it's not entirely correct, unemployment is governed by stats so it largely depends on where you live. Unemployment income is taxable, but whether you get 100% of it or 60% of it due to taxes it's still free money from someone else's pockets.

I don't think a lot of people are unemployed, some just have shitty jobs.

[Hitchens]

It was just a snarky retort to a ridiculous statement.

[wasp23]

im a bum looking for a job. Ive tried Del Taco and McDonalds but i cant seem to handle all the stress so i just stay at home. Now im on welfare. Collecting and dealing food stamps sometimes too. Life is great.

[Bodeanicus]

Unemployment compensation is included in the taxes one plays out of gross income. So chances are, you're not supporting anyone.

This.

[Tasslehofp99]

I am 65 and retired for the last 3 years, so yeah your taxes are paying my Social Security here while I am at the beach in Florida. Thanks guys.

You know what? I think you guys are paying me to play P1999 all day also. Thanks again.

lol

[Tasslehofp99]

That sentence isn't grammatically correct, but I'm going to assume what you were trying to say and it's not entirely correct, unemployment is governed by stats so it largely depends on where you live. Unemployment income is taxable, but whether you get 100% of it or 60% of it due to taxes it's still free money from someone else's pockets.

I don't think a lot of people are unemployed, some just have shitty jobs.

He meant that anyone on unemployment is being paid money that was taken out of their previous paychecks (before they were unemployed) and not being paid money taken from other tax payers. When you have a job you pay taxes from your OWN paycheck towards unemployment benefits and I'm fairly certain your employer pays into it as well for each employee. To get unemployment benefits in new york you must have atleast held a job for over 12-18 months prior to applying and not have been fired. Your weekly unemployment checks wind up being 50% of your average weekly salary that you received from your last job.


Also -- They offer unemployment benefits to full time college students, which is sweet. Going to school and getting paid for it is awesome. Btw -- Hurray for socialist government policies!

[Slave]

From the looks of the survey, P99 players are some of the most heavily employed demographic in the nation, although with the economy picking up from our savior president, the numbers come as no surprise.

[formallydickman]

I'm fairly certain your employer pays into it as well for each employee.

Yes, the employer generally does pay into it when a former employee goes on unemployment. There are like ~10 different things that affect how much the employer actually pays, but the big ones are length of employment, wages earned, and current number of employees. Small businesses, like the one I run, get hit especially hard when former workers file for unemployment.

[Labyrrinth]

Someone do the math (I am too tired from my FT job) - at the moment of this post there are 79 votes, 65 are employed FT, the other 14 are not (grouping the unemployed and "what is a job" votes)

Assuming 79 is 100% of the population, and 14 are unemployed. What is the percentage of unemployment?

More or less than the national average (US)?

[Brimacombe]

I am a manager. Pity me.

-Brimacombe

[wasp23]

Someone do the math (I am too tired from my FT job) - at the moment of this post there are 79 votes, 65 are employed FT, the other 14 are not (grouping the unemployed and "what is a job" votes)

Assuming 79 is 100% of the population, and 14 are unemployed. What is the percentage of unemployment?

More or less than the national average (US)?

that is way to complicated for anyone here. i never learned this working at Del Taco.

[nymphloa]

After 16 years in retail management I am now......Self employed, which means I have to sort my own damn taxes. But it also means I can sort my own time off and just go fishing or grind a few levels at will.

I can feel the hate swelling in you now....!

[Llodd]

And ofcourse, people that frequent this forum are the most law abiding and honest and would never tell any falsehoods right?

Why don't you make a poll about that baby!

[feste]

It'd be nice if you could collect your excess unemployment insurance money every 5 or so years. not my fault I been working forever lol.

[Tiggles]

I'm working but I don't want too how do I stop working and collect unemployments?

I want to collect money for free.

[Jjlent]

get laid off

[Veyron]

get laid

fixt

[tekniq]

full time 9-5 + start-up business on the side =)

[insertname]

USN Ret.

[Sodapop]

full time 9-5 + start-up business on the side =)


same here. but im also thinking about getting a food stamp card for shits and giggles.

ps about your taxes, my tax return was double my federal withholding :p