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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SilentZ who wrote (197785)	8/15/2004 6:15:09 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586336

My point is, no matter what facts either of you brings to the table, it comes down to this statement, which is opinion: Z, this point was not "substantive" -- i.e., the conversation wasn't ABOUT this, it was ABOUT the taxability of benefits. But you're right about it being my opinion -- I had forgotten the remark. It just wasn't the central issue. I have no problem with some UC benefits. But the program was never designed to provide a full income for a person who has been laid off. This is a great example of the kind of "mission creep" we tend to see with these sorts of programs. The start out life as a bridge to survivability, but future generations come along and don't comprehend the limited nature of them. The program simply isn't adequately funded (and can't be) to provide what you're suggesting.