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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Saltah'na: [QB] Yes, I did take public assistance. Employment insurance to be exact. You have to pay in to the system in order to qualify for this kind of assistance. The big difference is that I saw that as a fallback and a tool to assist me while I was looking for a way to make ends meet. The first time, I was able to top up my benefits by taking part in a job creation program provided by the government. It didn't work out exactly as I planned, but it did help. The second time, I did not qualify as I was considered to be in a growth industry (IT) as well as my experience. The Occupy movement has made statements that such government assistance should be extended to everyone, regardless of their situation. I do not agree with that sentiment, as it encourages the lazy and increases the sense of entitlement that the Occupy movement is so full of. Now I don't disagree with all forms of government assistance, and you did hit the nail about abusers in the system. I also will state that in both years that I have relied on public assistance (2002 and 2009), there has been no change in unemployment benefits (not even accounting for inflation), so I agree that it is unfortunate. But I did manage to survive and am now back to my feet again. I may be in a lesser position now than I was 3 years ago, but again, you learn to adapt and try to grow within your situation. The Occupy movement does not encourage people to try to grow from their situation and is basically holding people back from their full potential. As for the banks, I do believe that the bailouts were necessary in order to minimize collateral damage, because if they did not receive the bailouts, the damage to the economy would be far worse than the value of these bailouts. That said, the banks need to understand that these bailouts should be considered a LOAN, and therefore needs to be paid back to the government. I do not see that happening, and that I believe is very unfortunate. If GM and Chrysler were able to secure bailout funds and pay them back to the government, why haven't banks? There's your drain right there. Not to mention that they were the ones who got us in this mess due to the silly loopholes and lack of regulation on who to give money to. How can ANYONE extend mortgages to people who are not qualified? Whose boneheaded idea was this? I think part of it is that Canada's laws do not allow the financial and employment abuse that is rampant in the states. This is why our banks are in better shape, and the lower taxes and benefits here are a tool to keep companies here instead of being outsourced overseas. You could say that what the U.S. is going through is the result of rampant free market capitalism, but there were no rules in place to keep things in check and that is why I believe you guys are in this problem that you are in now. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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