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Seriously, there is something in the U.S. they usually refer to as workers' compensation programs. They are generally not voluntary, but state imposed. Basicly, it's a salary insurance for the employee in case the employer goes bancrupt.

Workers compensation is for when you cannot work due to injury. There is no such thing as "salary insurance" in the US. At best you might have a contract with a termination clause, but typically only executives manage to get that, and it is at the employers discretion.

Try being a little more certain before responding to posts, your ignorance is appalling. We all make assumptions and sometimes mistakes but it's best to own up when wrong - you'll find you get more respect that way. You could use it.

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samface wrote: @jkirk Ok, let's teach an american about american welfare. Yes, even the U.S. actually has welfare, imagine that! :P

Not so much anymore, we do have limited family assistance, very limited, and hard to get these days, even if you're dirt poor.

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Seriously, there is something in the U.S. they usually refer to as workers' compensation programs. They are generally not voluntary, but state imposed. Basicly, it's a salary insurance for the employee in case the employer goes bancrupt.

Workers compensation is disability, and they don't even give you your full income when you break all your limbs, I doubt they'd do more for able bodied people, even if they did somehow pay people affected by bankrupt employers.

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samface wrote: @jkirk Ok, let's teach an american about american welfare. Yes, even the U.S. actually has welfare, imagine that! :P

Does everything anyone says in opposition to your opinion always deserve the usage of belittling sarcasm in your eyes?

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welfare has nothing to do with a bankrupcy. srry it is true.
you can get welfare regardless and if you are fired you get unemployment but this does not hinge on any bankruptcy. just your employment status or income.

heck you can be employed and still get unemployment.

btw this does not get you what you are owed. you have to pay back what you draw(indirectly).

now workers comp is in cases of disability in relation to your job. you draw this unil you can return to work.

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