danielpalos
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Unemployment compensation for simply being unemployed must be more cost effective as an economic program, not a political program.Unemployment compensation is more cost effective. Some people would rather use that than go on more expensive, means tested welfare.No, it isn't. Solving for Capitalism's not Labor's natural rate of unemployment is best. Means tested welfare should be for those for whom solving for mere lucre, may not be enough.You have explained nothing. And, what you did explain was just plain Wrong. Nobody takes right wingers seriously about economics.
Correcting for Capitalism's not socialism's natural rate of unemployment is what we are talking about.
Yes I did explain. You claim to want the changes in the unemployment compensation to help the homeless.
Where do they mail the checks? What do the homeless do with the checks? They have no ID to cash them and no bank account. And if they do manage to cash them, what you want is the equivalent of $14 an hour. That is $560 a week before taxes. The federal tax would be 12%. In Georgia, the state tax would be 4% or %5. That means every week these homeless people will be given $470. No bank account. No place to live. How many will be robbed and probably hurt? Let me rephrase that to make it easier. How many WON'T be robbed and probably hurt? Damned few I would be. Especially when word got out that the homeless were getting $470 a week.
And what about the ones who have substance abuse problems? No help for their addictions, but here is $470 a week you can use to buy booze or drugs. Good luck!!!
And what about those with mental problems? Do you think they are ready to deal with having a little over $2k a month in cash? You would be creating another set of victims.
Now if you want to pretend that my explanations are wrong, that is on you. But I guarantee they are dead accurate. I have spent too much time volunteering in soup kitchens to be told "If we just send them a check they will be fine". That is blind ignorance.
The natural rate of unemployment is served best by the current welfare system.
No, means tested welfare is simply assuring that the resources go to those who need them. Not someone who just needs lucre to take women out to dinner.
It is the responsibility or duty for society to make sure everyone has a place to sleep, food, and access to resources to survive. You have all of those.
It is not more efficient. You keep claiming that it is, but offer no evidence to show the truth of your assertions.
You want to remove the main method of stopping fraud. It is not a waste of resources.