I think if you know for a fact someone is commiting a crime, you should do something about it. But you don't know for a fact. You admit you don't have first hand knowledge, just hearsay. It doesn't sound like these people are total deadbeats to me. Yeah, maybe he could get a job in another field, but trust me, in this economy it's not that easy to find any job.
It may look (on the outside) that these people are getting a free ride, but that can be deceiving. I have a friend who been on unemployement for quite a while. If you didn't know the situtation you might think she is just using the system as she is an accountant with considerable experience, if she's not working after a year, she just must not want to work, right? Do you envy her, as she is getting paid to just sit around and loaf?
Here is her situation: She recently underwent treatment for cancer, suffers from extreme fatique and often has to drive 2 hours away to get treatments. This is her third bout with cancer in her lifetime. She has no imune system and puplic contact is dangerous for her. Still, she must prove she is looking for work and she does look every day for a job she can do. She has sent out hundreds of resume's, with little respnse. I don't know if it's because she is older or just the economy, or what. To get unemployment she has to prove she applied for at least 10 jobs a week, and give the name of the HR contact. The problem is most companies won't even give out the name of the HR contact, so it's a lot of work just to do that, basically this is a full time job. She is single and worries what will happen in December, when the unemployment runs out. In our state you don't get disability easily. Even if you are in a wheelchair and don't have the use of your hands, you are expected to put a pencil in your teeth and type on a computer and find someone to hire you.
Still envy her?
