So why do we need better public transit?....
Some unemployed pick jobless benefits over costly commutes
By Randy Tucker, Staff Writer
11:26 PM Monday, May 16, 2011
DAYTON The high cost of going to work has led some displaced Ohio workers to choose not to, instead relying on their weekly unemployment benefits, which can pay more than many of the jobs available to them.
"I've been looking for a job for more than a year, and I've only had two decent offers. They were both in Cincinnati," said Lannie Scott, a former administrative assistant from Dayton who lost her job when the landscape company she worked for shut down because of the sour economy. "I would have spent most of my paycheck on gas and actually ended up losing money."
Scott is among the fraction of unemployed Ohioans receiving maximum benefits, ranging from $387 a week for singles with no dependents to $470 a week for someone with one or two dependents, and $524 for someone with three or more dependents. One economist estimated that 1 percent of all unemployed Ohioans receive the maximum benefit.
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Some unemployed pick jobless benefits over costly commutes
By Randy Tucker, Staff Writer
11:26 PM Monday, May 16, 2011
DAYTON The high cost of going to work has led some displaced Ohio workers to choose not to, instead relying on their weekly unemployment benefits, which can pay more than many of the jobs available to them.
"I've been looking for a job for more than a year, and I've only had two decent offers. They were both in Cincinnati," said Lannie Scott, a former administrative assistant from Dayton who lost her job when the landscape company she worked for shut down because of the sour economy. "I would have spent most of my paycheck on gas and actually ended up losing money."
Scott is among the fraction of unemployed Ohioans receiving maximum benefits, ranging from $387 a week for singles with no dependents to $470 a week for someone with one or two dependents, and $524 for someone with three or more dependents. One economist estimated that 1 percent of all unemployed Ohioans receive the maximum benefit.
READ MORE AT:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/some-unemployed-pick-jobless-benefits-over-costly-commutes-1162207.html
Ken Prendergast
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
