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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures." -- Daniel Webster
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Friday, November 22, 2002 :::
Extending unemployment benefits has been shown to extend the length people stay unemployed (duh), and I have recently heard of people who have been laid off or fired who remain unemployed because new offers pay substantially less than these people are used to making. Can someone advise me as to the rules regarding unemployment? How much does one receive? Does one forfeit one's right to the income stream if one declines a job that meets certain criteria, and, if so, what criteria? It seems to me we ought to make it worth taking a job rather than staying on unemployment, though at the same time when one starts a new job one is presumably less able to devote time to looking for a better one, which might seem to be the purpose of the payments in the first place.
::: posted by dWj at 1:34 PM
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