Money: Today, I realized I could make more money being on welfare than...

Silver_Jet 30 August 2015, 14:09 Beamsville, Canada

Today, I realized I could make more money being on welfare than I can at my current job. FML

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31 August 2015, 13:35

Op here didn't login to post because I didn't think it would get published. I want to clarify a few things. #1 I'm not on welfare. #2 I work part time but my employer doesn't want me to get another job. #3 I work overnight shifts for below minimum wage. #4 I needed a college diploma to get this job.

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BntyHntrSeattle 30

31 August 2015, 00:15

At least you have a job. A lot of people can't say that.

carlfirebolt 27

31 August 2015, 00:15

I mean you should feel proud earning that money.

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lordofw 4

31 August 2015, 02:51

Yup, there are people earning 1.4k a month (1 adult, 1 adult child) along with many benefits of the welfare system such as drug card, bus fare/metropass (unlimited bus travel), housing subsidies, A LOT of help getting training classes (certificates for free), full time employment help programs etc..mean while I work for about 800 a month part time no benefits and will be let go in a week (can't claim EI ; not enough hours)

Shlalg 15

31 August 2015, 03:05

Hey, I'm in Ontario too. And our town is often called a 'welfare' town for this reason. People get on it, realize they can't find a full-time minimum wage job, which would only give them a little bit more per month than welfare anyway, and then just sit on it.

rebamoo 14

31 August 2015, 03:16

That's because the system is set up to keep the poor in poverty, and make and the rich richer.

Catdragon 40

31 August 2015, 05:23

I recently played a game. I learned how I could make money. at first it was hard to earn much, but as I had more money, it became much easier to gain money. the richer I was, the easier it was to make money. the poorer I was, the harder it was to make money.

TheNewGuy03 29

31 August 2015, 06:09

53 -- It sounds simplistic, but it's true (mostly, anyway). It does indeed take money to make money, and that's why you find a lot of people with big dreams and limited wiggle room. However, you have two groups of people: those who create/take opportunities/risks, and those who don't. You have well-off people that struggle once their source of income has dried up (like me), and people who try to find ways to actualize their plans regardless of financial status (me, again). "Who dares, wins."