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- Aug 23, 2010
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Just returned from a not so wonderful trip to Atlanta. Went to watch SEC champ game, wasn't a good game. Was very cold outside. Thought global warming was supposed to fix that. Anyway......
While there I visited an old aquaintance. As I said, I worked as a police ofc at APD years ago. Had a store owner near Jonesboro who I became friends with, mostly after responding to calls in the area, and his store's coffee was always fresh.
Anyway, I went in to say hi, and he was working the cash register. Which was odd
A brief history.....he usually employs 10-15 part timers. He offers them 40 hours, but none take it. I asked him why? He said none want full time w/ benefits, b/c if they did, they'd be booted off welfare, food stamps, free housing and free healthcare from gov't. BUT they needed to show social services an attempt at employment, so 1-2 shifts a week is all they wanted. Go figure.
So I said "Hey, why are you on the register? An employee quit?"
And he said "Yeah, they always do, just this time I haven't hired replacements." I asked why not, since he has to work the shift himself now? "Because man, my taxes might be getting jacked up in January. Gotta wait and see if I can afford it."
And there you have it. He is a private owner of this business (a gas station/restaurant type biz). He lives comfortably. Not a millionaire. But he owns a boat and a couple cars, has a nice family he speaks of. He could hire that employee, and if taxes go up, just sell a boat or car to make it equal. But he won't.
And meanwhile, more employees will bitch about benefits the gov't wont give them......while refusing to work 40 hours delivering pizzas or any other job that is available, but just dont feel like doing.
working 40 hours doesn't get you "booted off welfare, food stamps, free housing....". In fact, in most states failing to meet the work requirement will lead to you losing some benefits.
But hey, if the story makes you feel good...
Um....yeah dude, it does. If a person in Georgia works 40 hours a week, gets benefits, they'll be booted off their entitlements. Maybe not entirely, depending on a case by case as far as # of children, hardships, etc.
Well then GA is one fucked-up state. You should consider moving. In my state - and most others - there is a work requirement of (typically) 32 hours. Failure to meet that requirement leads to a loss of benefits. GA is apparently far too liberal with the way they dole out your money, and they are probably needing to self-fund a portion of such generosity.
And there is a work requirement to get it. Thats why he can only seem to get a handful of 10-15 employees who all want only 1-2 shifts a week, but can't get full timers. They are trying to meet their work req, in order to keep welfare, food stamps, free housing, medicare, etc.
No state has a work requirement of 1-2 shifts per week. That's pure folly. Even the most liberal states have a work requirement of 20 hours per week, and that's for mothers with children who can only work when the child is at school or in daycare.