[Blood of Tyrants]

Others find themselves one step closer to life-changing decisions, such as selling the house and leaving Silicon Valley.

How horrible! They might actually have to LEAVE and find a job elsewhere! Oh, the humanity!

[2banana]

I wonder if she will ever equate the socialist policies of the state of California with increasing unemployment?

[Lichgod]

Someone help me understand how unemployment money works. I have held a job since I was 16 (now 39) except for 2 months when I left the Army and took some time to find a good job.

From the article, you can get $330 dollars for 26 weeks (CA period) plus 13 weeks (fed period). And someone in congress wants to add another 19 weeks? So, 26 + 13 + 19 = 58 --> that is one year plus six weeks of the government paying you not to work. How does one quailify for this deal? Can I flip burgers for a day (week, month?) at the local burger joint, get fired (quit?) and sit on my petunia for a year-plus?

No wonder the local mall and fast food joints have help wanted signs. Also, if we had no illegal invaders then look at all the jobs that would open up. Ya, the pay may not be the best, but at least you would be getting something rather than begging the government to give you another year of free cash.

Oh, the article mentions a 60 year-old financial planner who is broke and relying his fellow taxpayers to supply his gravy. I don't know about you, but I would hesitate to hire a money expert who is broke at 60.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

Silicon Valley hired tons of people from India (Ravi perhaps) on the H1-B visa....and now they are unemployed and taking USA benefits. Thanks a LOT!

They could have hired good old USA people...but no! There's a high cost to all of this.

[psjones]

Don't people know to save?