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Bipartisan bill would prevent millionaires from taking unemployment checks (www.foxnews.com)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Um, how isn't this a thing already? (Millionaire=people who earn $1M yearly)
Sorry for Fox News, but it's the best source with this headline and it says it's bipartisan so we should probably be good.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, I’d call Hurricane insurance a tax.

Yes, Medicaid is definitely a tax. I was just making an example that having a different name shouldn’t bolster the argument that you shouldn’t pay something by any means.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Weird, my inbox only flagged this as new 6h later even though I've opened the app a lot...

I'm not saying they shouldn't pay it, I'm saying they shouldn't be denied the service they've paid for which is what the law is trying to do.

I disagree that hurricane insurance is a tax, but if we assume that's the case, then this law would in essence be, if your house is destroyed in a hurricane and you make $X we don't actually cover your house anymore.

I don't think that's right, and I disagree its a tax.

Edit: I guess my car insurance is a tax too by your view as it's mandatory and it's even you're required to get a minimum coverage from the province.

Edit: and I guess if it wasn't clear, I support them not paying it if they don't benefit because I disagree its a tax, but I think they should be required to pay it and benefit from it. If you want to tax them more, raise their taxes. The law is bad. They paid for insurance and deserve it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

These laws are quite different as a house (and a car) is worth much more than a job, so your comparison doesn’t make that much sense., not to mention you actually have options with which provider you choose. Unemployment only has a single provider, and that’s the state. That one is definitely a tax, the other ones you may argue to not be.