Case in point:
From jb's long stint with unemployment, we already knew one little trick of Florida unemployment: In this state,
as opposed to every other fucking state (thanks Jeb!) your UC application expires after one year. Which means that you have to reapply every year.
What's wrong with that, you ask? The amount of UC you receive is based on your salary for the first three quarters of the previous year. If all you drew was UC during those three quarters, can you imagine what your UC would be?
Anyhow...the latest rape of the poor and unemployed - at the hands of the Florida legislature:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/03/10/business-financial-impact-us-fl-unemployment-compensation_8348658.htmlFlorida's jobless may soon find the going even tougher as the Florida House moves quickly toward passing a bill that would sharply reduce state unemployment benefits.
The House is set to vote Thursday on its proposal (HB 7005) that is designed to reduce unemployment compensation taxes that businesses pay, and reduces the limit on state benefits from 26 to 20 weeks. The state pays a maximum of $275 monthly in addition to federal unemployment assistance, which lasts up to 99 weeks
"These are people who have to feed their families, clothe themselves and they are trying to not lose their homes to foreclosures," said Rep. Geraldine Thompson, an Orlando Democrat who offered an amendment aimed at getting more federal grant money.
But Republicans hold an 81-39 advantage in the Florida House and used that muscle Wednesday to reject a handful of amendments aimed at softening the blow to those jobless workers who depend solely on their unemployment checks to pay bills.
Oh. They don't fucking care about that!"The intent of this bill is to reduce taxes on businesses to help our businesses recover," said Rep. Doug Holder, a Sarasota Republican and real estate broker who sponsored the bill. "It's about tax relief, to save more jobs so that more people aren't added to the unemployment system."
