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Originally Posted by PaulS
Can you get welfare for your whole life? If you don't work, how can you get unemployment and how long does it last?
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With welfare benefits, you have to re-apply periodically. But, they won't cut off benefits after a certain amount of time. Unemployment is a maximum of 26 weeks per calendar year, but you have to work an amount of time equal to the amount of time you collect benefits. If someone works for half a year, they can collect for the rest of the year. So, many people take minimum wage jobs and work for 3 to 6 months, then "get let go" and collect for the next 3 to 6 months. Welfare is more of a drain on taxes because people can stay on it for as long as they desire.
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