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To: HPilot who wrote (462546)	3/10/2009 11:28:07 AM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1576007

Actually most unemployment comes out of taxes from the employee and employer, how much from each varies from state to state. Unemployment insurance is funded through taxes on the employer, not the employee. The federal portion is generally 0.8% of the wage base for each employee, while the state portion varies depending on the actual experience the employer has -- the more people who draw against the employer the higher that rate gets. I've seen rates over 6% levied against employers. Additional unemployment funds should extend the payments not increase them. One would think, but the so-called stimulus bill increased them by something like $25/30 a week.