Why do people think of Unemployment Insurance as a social benefit rather than insurance they have paid for?
Asked by Imadethisupwithnoforethought (14682)
September 26th, 2012
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At least in the United States, employers pay for unemployment checks by a tax for each employee they have. That tax has always been assumed to be passed on to employees by a hidden, invisible, reduction in wages.
Why do people describe unemployment benefits as a social program? Why do they seem ashamed of taking benefits when they have paid into the fund for their entire working lives?
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