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In reply to the discussion: Should there be a limit on how long one can receive unemployment benefits? [View all]Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)109. Evidently you missed this part of my post, the first line after the title
And I'm really using drivers as a shorthand, there are going to be far more job losses from technology than that.
And the law you cite sounds a lot like the Locomotive Act.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive_Act
The Locomotive Act 1865 (Red Flag Act):[5]
Set speed limits of 4 mph (6 km/h) in the country and 2 mph (3 km/h) in towns.
Stipulated that self-propelled vehicles should be accompanied by a crew of three: the driver, a stoker and a man with a red flag walking 60 yards (55 m) ahead of each vehicle. The man with a red flag or lantern enforced a walking pace, and warned horse riders and horse drawn traffic of the approach of a self propelled machine.
Set speed limits of 4 mph (6 km/h) in the country and 2 mph (3 km/h) in towns.
Stipulated that self-propelled vehicles should be accompanied by a crew of three: the driver, a stoker and a man with a red flag walking 60 yards (55 m) ahead of each vehicle. The man with a red flag or lantern enforced a walking pace, and warned horse riders and horse drawn traffic of the approach of a self propelled machine.
I think a human driver is going to be all but useless in the event of computer failure in a moving self driving vehicle anyway, that would require constant vigilance in the absence of doing anything else, humans are absolutely miserable at that. The first few drives in the vehicle sure the driver is going to be vigilant, after say six or seven thousand hours behind the unused controls though it's going to be a different story, the computer will probably have to wake the driver up in order to take control.
Laws change, once it becomes common knowledge that computers do a much better and safer job of driving than even a skilled human the requirements will become relaxed, just like a man with a red flag or lantern is not required to walk in front of moving self propelled vehicles any more.
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Should there be a limit on how long one can receive unemployment benefits? [View all]
kentuck
Dec 2012
OP
Right now there is a limit even with state and fed extension it can be exhaustd
lunasun
Dec 2012
#47
That's because employers pay for it, it needs to be a publicly funded program. nt
bemildred
Jan 2013
#110
Exactly! It's still sucks out there and there are very, very, very few companies hiring!
DearHeart
Jan 2013
#96
How? You've been unemployed for 6 months or more, where are you going to get the money to pick up
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#120
You haven't answered the question. You assume some whole new 12 month living expense
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#127
What are all the professional drivers going to do when trucks, buses and cars drive themselves?
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#26
They will remain behind the wheel, to ensure a human can always take control if needed.
Occulus
Jan 2013
#98
Perhaps we will have to re-visit the "guaranteed income" idea of a few decades ago?
kentuck
Dec 2012
#7
No. I do think that UI should be abolished and a system of guaranteed income
Luminous Animal
Dec 2012
#8
For the first time in 33 years of work I rcvd unemployment benefits. ~$400 a week. Or 9k for 6 mos
peacebird
Dec 2012
#9
The higher the unemployment rate, the longer unemployment insurance should last.
baldguy
Dec 2012
#13
My opinion, is that this is not true. My Dad used to call it "collecting his pennies".
juajen
Dec 2012
#18
I was responding to the above post about people gaming the unemployment system
NewJeffCT
Jan 2013
#133
The limit should flex with economic conditions. The economy now is still weak enough that
bluestate10
Dec 2012
#27
(6 months) I will get flamed for this but there are people that stay on unemployment
doc03
Dec 2012
#36
Unemployment benefits aren't that generous so those must have been some shitty paying jobs
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#40
Fiberoptics to every home would be the rural electricity access of the modern era
Occulus
Jan 2013
#103
They do stop when a person gets a job. You can't collect UI if you have a job. At least on the books
JaneyVee
Jan 2013
#93
Limit should be tied to UI rate. 26wks minimum to 52wks maximum depending on UI.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jan 2013
#104
All that I know of. Also, if you were self employed you don't get it.
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#123
It shouldn't have to be this way at all. Not to change your question or argue
R. Daneel Olivaw
Jan 2013
#131