Read this story: Landscapers find workers choosing jobless pay
"In a state with the nation's highest jobless rate, landscaping companies are finding some job applicants are rejecting work offers so they can continue collecting unemployment benefits.
It is unclear whether this trend is affecting other seasonal industries. But the fact that some seasonal landscaping workers choose to stay home and collect a check from the state, rather than work outside for a full week and spend money for gas, taxes and other expenses, raises questions about whether extended unemployment benefits give the jobless an incentive to avoid work."
I've been inundated with pamphlets left on my mailbox and front door by Hispanic landscapers. They obviously WANT TO WORK. On the other hand, there are people I know who have been unemployed for a long time and keep collecting unemployment when there are jobs out there to be had. Sure they don't pay as much as they'd like to get, BUT THEY'RE JOBS. So why do people keep collecting those unemployment checks? Is it just too easy--do people just have a sense of entitlement that leads them to take the money because somehow "the man" screwed them so they should get paid for doing nothing--or are they just lazy? Does that mean I think all people who get unemployment are lazy? HELL NO. I even got unemployment once, but it was back in the day when you ACTUALLY had to prove you were seeking work (and I did get screwed over by a school district). As quickly as I could stop taking that check I did.
On a side note, I was shopping at a local Goodwill store the other day (yes, they are great places to shop and I frequently donate items) and noticed a large amount of Hispanics shopping there also. Smart people getting good bargains. And then I went out to get in my 6 year old car and watched a young Hispanic couple with a baby get into a large GMC new shiny SUV. Hmmm, I guess I wondered how they afforded that when most people can't. Ok, so maybe they're white collar professionals with 6 figure jobs....NO. My thoughts were that they were working for someone for cash and not paying taxes. When you don't pay taxes you can afford a lot of things us dolts who pay big bucks to the state, local and federal governments can't afford. Now maybe I'm wrong. Maybe, but I doubt it.
How does this relate to the story above? Check out all the (hardworking) landscapers. Do you think they are all documented tax-paying folks? Do you think they are covered by workers' comp and insured through their companies? I'd bet all the Sanchez/Lopez/Hernandez guys who leave the pamphlets on our doors and mailboxes hire people who are not documented and don't pay taxes. So here's my question: WHO CHECKS THAT? Does the Illinois Revenue Department or Ill. Dept. of Labor or US Dept. of Labor check? WHO CHECKS? Maybe prices to get your yard dethatched or mulched or your driveway sealed would be higher, but wouldn't the need for welfare programs and unpaid bills be less? Hmmmm, just asking.
Go to this link: http://www.borderinvasionpics.com/index.html#FeaturedTop
Go down to the middle of the page and click on any of the videos and watch all the people illegally crossing our borders. So No-bama, it ain't funny. DO YOUR JOB AND PROTECT OUR BORDERS.
Go to this link: http://www.borderinvasionpics.com/index.html#FeaturedTop
Go down to the middle of the page and click on any of the videos and watch all the people illegally crossing our borders. So No-bama, it ain't funny. DO YOUR JOB AND PROTECT OUR BORDERS.
