What a SURPRISE!

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Originally Posted by Ronbo

There already is it's called COBRA, which since you obviously haven't been keeping up with current events, now costs 65% less.

You employer pays 50% of your unemployment claim (as well as the "premiums")...

My employees get paid, I didn't when the profits weren't there so don't preach to me or any other employer. To hear you talk hiring an employee is a gaurenteed money maker, I assure you it is not. There are two flaws with your logic the employer has to make sure the work is there and that the employee actually does it. If things don't go well your stuck with keeping them on the payroll or laying them off. In either senario the employer is paying for them to do nothing.

Look I don't have a problem helping people out that have hit on hard times but the other half that have always been leeches need to be cooked down into bio-fuel. If the government would get off our back we could take care of this ourselves.

In good times the line is "We're doing so well, everone should help out the needy". In bad times it's "We're doing so bad, we need to help out the needy".

I am sick of the "will nots" being labeled "have nots", you find a way to weed these parasites off the government teet I'm all ears.

Ronbo,
I do not like the parasites either. I would gradually take money out of welfare and put it into job training. If you want to eat you will have to learn how to do something other than watch gameshows. I would gradually unfund welfare so that they would see their 'standard of living' reduced and eventually eliminated.

The Cobra change is a band-aid that will help some.

How would you 'take care of this yourselves' if government would get off your back?

No, hiring an employee is not a sure-fire money maker. My point was that if you can make just $5 for every employee after all your costs then you are ahead of the game. Hopefully you will do better than $5. There are also times when you will be doing very well. You opted for a higher risk/reward than your employees. That is the choice you made - don't whine about it when the going gets tough. If you don't like it, or it is no longer worth your effort, then stop doing it.
What employers pay for unemployment is part of the compensation/benefits for that employee. If that overall cost is not offset by what that employee will be generating then you should not hire them. Don't pretend you are doing employees a favour - they are there to make/save you money. You deserve to get a days work for a days pay, but it is your job to give them the work.

And I'm staying an extra hour to offset the time that I have been goofing around on CC. One of the drawbacks to actually having a work ethic I guess.

Steve