Hey! Are you unemployed?

[lawll]

Originally Posted by webrunner5 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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]

Originally Posted by lawll [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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.

[Tasslehofp99]

Originally Posted by webrunner5 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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

[Artah]

Originally Posted by Vaighn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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]

Originally Posted by Vaighn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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]

Originally Posted by Hitchens [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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.

[Tasslehofp99]

Originally Posted by Phased [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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!

[formallydickman]

Originally Posted by Tasslehofp99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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.

[Bodeanicus]

Originally Posted by Hitchens [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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

This.

[Hitchens]

It was just a snarky retort to a ridiculous statement.