YES! Taking from those who can least afford it is immoral.
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YES! All social safety net programs should be exempt!
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Guess I checked the wrong box because i actually agree more with the 2nd option of all safety net should be exempt. I also think that unemployment benefits should be exempt from income taxes as well. Seems like a kick in the gut to someone who is already down that they get unemployment benefits then have to pay income taxes on it. They should be treated the same as SS.
insurance almost always is exempt from income taxes as long as it isn't unemployment compensation, like arky12 pointed out. We can thank that senile bastard, the late Ronnie " I'm a better actor than the chimp" Reagan and a bipartisan effort from Congress, for that screwing over of the people. Nobody has the political balls to change this, but the Fraud St. and bankster bail-outs continue. No corporation or billionaire left behind!! Reagan is even quoted as saying unemployment "is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders", yet he had no problem sucking off the corporate handouts from GE, and drawing his govenors pension, social security, and President's salary, being the triple dipping napmeister he was. How 'bout spending some of your political capital and change this O!, or at least try to.
Survey: should unemployment checks be extended, ONLY an additional 99-wks? is it FAIR to even have a limit ?