State of MI Unemployment Ins. Fraud Computer Sys Had 70% Error Rate

[emu steve]

Mikey,

One thing I believe you may be missing:

Social Security, Medicare, UI, Workmen's Compensation are all INSURANCE programs; they should not be considered or compared to public assistance programs regardless of how one feels about the unemployed.

Food stamps, for example, OTOH is public assistance.

In the case of Medicare and Social Security the worker directly pays his or her share of the premium [[tax). In the case of UI and Workmen's Compensation the employer pays the tax on behalf of the employees.