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  1. Jaybone2315 Jaybone2315 is offline Professional Couch Ruiner

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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:34am)

    With the bad weather we got, i was forced to miss work a lot the passed couple week. So I claimed partial unemployment for those days.

    One week I missed 4 days, the next week i missed one day. Today the unemployment money hit my bank account.

    So basically i missed 5 days. If I would have worked those 5 days, I would have made $120 less then what I just made on unemployment.

    soooo... im not sure why I continue to work.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:35am) in reply to Jaybone2315

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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:36am) in reply to Jaybone2315

    God I hate Democrats.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:38am) in reply to Jaybone2315

     
    Originally Posted by Jaybone2315 View Post

    So I claimed partial unemployment for those days.

    I had no idea that was even an option. Unreal.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:38am) in reply to Pghfan987

    glad I could pay your rent.
  6. Jaybone2315 Jaybone2315 is offline Professional Couch Ruiner

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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:40am) in reply to LeftyMark

     
    Originally Posted by LeftyMark View Post

    I had no idea that was even an option. Unreal.

    neither did I, but I work with a bunch of union guys so they all know how the system works.

    Apparently if I work less then 80% of a full week (32 hrs) i can claim unemployment.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:40am) in reply to joeykukzMSU

    Most unemployment checks are not taxed....until the end of the year
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:41am) in reply to Jaybone2315

    Oh well of course the union guys know all the scammy loopholes.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:42am) in reply to LeftyMark

    I have seen a lot of employers doing this. Basically they make their employees go on furlough once a quarter (unpaid vacation) and then they can apply for unemployment.

    The pro is that businesses would most likely have to layoff a few employees if they didn't have this option so its keeping people employed. Plus those that live paycheck to paycheck are still able to meet their ends.

    The con is that its a pretty easy system to abuse and it would most likely be more beenficial that these businesses begin trimming some corporate fat rather than making everyone suffer with furloughs.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:43am) in reply to DrinkingProblem

    lol makes sense.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:43am) in reply to DrinkingProblem

     
    Originally Posted by DrinkingProblem View Post

    Most unemployment checks are not taxed....until the end of the year

    If thats the case, then I made almost the same or a little less then what I would have if I had works.

    Doesnt seem like the best system for motivating people to get to work imo.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:53am) in reply to Jaybone2315

    Your employer winds up paying a good percentage of your lost wages (through your states Unemployment Program) when they furlough you anyway. Probably better to keep you there and sweep the floors or something.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:54am) in reply to Jaybone2315

    Unemployment is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    SFAGREE!

    BTW, I was at a job interview about a week ago, and the woman said that I was one of three candidates they still considered for the job, and that she personally wanted me to get it. This is not a sign job, but a software developer job. I actually really hope I get this job :)
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:55am) in reply to Jaybone2315

    You wouldn't believe how many Union Electricians I know who are "laid off" and collecting.

    Yet they are working full time under the table. Either on their own or with a non union shop. Gotta love free money.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:56am) in reply to Jaybone2315

    You must work alot of overtime normally ?? Unemployment is only a percentage of your regular wage. I forget what the number is, I want to say 60-65%? ... Orrrrrr it's a different calculation when you actually losssse the job vs time off. Just guessing.
    Man, it takes like 3 weeks for that to kick in to a real check out here if I recall.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 11:59am) in reply to raisethis2

     
    Originally Posted by raisethis2 View Post

    Your employer winds up paying a good percentage of your lost wages (through your states Unemployment Program) when they furlough you anyway. Probably better to keep you there and sweep the floors or something.

    Not exactly. The employer pays into a pool on every employees check and they never get the money back if it's not used. Simple as that.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 12:02pm) in reply to Jaybone2315

    we tax unemployment. truly mind-bottling.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 12:05pm) in reply to norcaljeff

     
    Originally Posted by norcaljeff View Post

    we tax unemployment. truly mind-bottling.

    whats bad is thats not even in the top 10000 mind bottling things going on
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 12:06pm) in reply to norcaljeff

     
    Originally Posted by norcaljeff View Post

    we tax unemployment. truly mind-bottling.

    Side note: I'm teaching my son the word "labtop" now.
    you can have the taxes taken out in advance or not. I don't know why they give broke people the chance to tax evade later but they do.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 12:08pm) in reply to raisethis2

     
    Originally Posted by raisethis2 View Post

    Your employer winds up paying a good percentage of your lost wages (through your states Unemployment Program) when they furlough you anyway. Probably better to keep you there and sweep the floors or something.

    ? could you elaborate? My understanding is that they pay a percentage of unemployment only on wages paid..so having someone on unemployment = zero wages paid= zero unemployment paid
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 12:11pm) in reply to Jaybone2315

    unemployment = funemployment
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 12:13pm) in reply to skisteve

     
    Originally Posted by skisteve View Post

    Side note: I'm teaching my son the word "labtop" now.
    you can have the taxes taken out in advance or not. I don't know why they give broke people the chance to tax evade later but they do.

    Yeah they give you the option of withholding 10%. The idiots that try to tax evade will get caught eventually. Its a 1099-G, not tough to match. I think its more fascinating that a lot of people don't even know unemployment is taxable.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 12:17pm) in reply to negativeROI

     
    Originally Posted by negativeROI View Post

    Yeah they give you the option of withholding 10%. The idiots that try to tax evade will get caught eventually. Its a 1099-G, not tough to match. I think its more fascinating that a lot of people don't even know unemployment is taxable.

    Everyting is taxable.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 12:17pm) in reply to Jaybone2315

    best year of my life!!

    i was making 1500/week at my old job...

    left there for a new dealership that was closer to my house and offered more money over the long term

    the dealership started off slow, so they laid off most of the shop..

    for the 3 months i was there, i was making 900/week

    unemployment paid me for a combo of the 2 and i got 1100/week!!

    best job i could find paid about 800/week

    why the hell would i take a paycut to go back to work?

    lol @ anyone who says they would
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 12:27pm) in reply to skisteve

     
    Originally Posted by skisteve View Post

    You must work alot of overtime normally ??

    when I first started working I did.

    But now, I havent worked more then like 3 hrs of overtime in the passed like 4 months.

    Im seriously considering asking to get laid off right now so that I can collect, and go play poker full time in AC.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 12:30pm) in reply to Jaybone2315

     
    Originally Posted by Jaybone2315 View Post

    im not sure why I continue to work.

    Cause you're white?
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 12:32pm) in reply to MonkeyCowboy

     
    Originally Posted by MonkeyCowboy View Post


    Cause you're white?

    debatable
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 12:44pm) in reply to s1nnr

    The employer pays a certain percentage for the employees that can be collected when no work is available. The more your employees collect your perctage that you contribute goes up.

    In MI the max you can collect in a week is 379 dollars or something close to that untaxed. If you work in that particular week, one dollar is taken out for every three dollars made.
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 12:55pm) in reply to norcaljeff

     
    Originally Posted by norcaljeff View Post

    we tax unemployment. truly mind-bottling.

    we have to! with people living longer we are getting shorted on the death tax
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    Mar 1st, 2010 (3/1/2010 1:04pm) in reply to RADON08

     
    Originally Posted by RADON08 View Post

    In MI the max you can collect in a week is 379 dollars or something close to that untaxed.

    I just got paid $598.

    And Im pretty sure that for just the one week (the week i missed 4 days). I dont think im allowed to claim that other day the week after cause I worked 32 hrs that week.

    So basically I got paid $600 for 4 days, which is $150 a day. After taxes, I normally make like $100 a day. So my math was wrong in the OP. I made about $200 more then I would have.

    I think I need to sign up for full time unemployement...
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