Quote:However, there is one distinct difference here.  These guys are actually doing something and working.  I could tell stories of guys that would rather collect unemployment, sit home and smoke pot/play video games rather than take a "non-union" job.

 

I'm not saying that either is correct, but there is always "more to the story" so to speak.

The posted story discussed $15/hour workers trying to cut their hours so that they could keep their welfare checks.

 

My co-workers "don't work" just enough to keep their unemployment checks coming.

 

I fail to see the difference.  Both game the system by not working more than the bare minimum, except my boys get 80k/year and still pick up a check on their time off for not working.

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