It's sort of like the people who rail constantly about government 'socialism', meanwhile do they ever do the right thing and refuse unemployment, S.S. benefits, G.I. bill benefits after their service, farm subsidies(especially in the south), and on and on. Of course they don't, ever.
I think you're quite misinformed. Unemployment benefits, should you qualify, are paid 100% by your former employer, for the first six months. When you are hired in, it is law that your employer appropriate funds to the state in which you were employed, to cover your unemployment in the event that terminate your employment without cause. This is a law put into place to help protect against wrongful termination and preventing the employer from witholding the funds after it's determined you qualify for the unemployment payments. You're also obligated to document your pursuit of employment and produce that list upon demand from the state. After this initial six month period and benefits run out, then you can apply for the federal unemployment benefits and become a drain on taxpayers. And I'm sorry, even as bad as the economy and job market is, you can get a job flipping burgers, delivering pizzas, answering phones, waiter/waitressing, selling vacuums, etc.
Social Security, as stated already, is something all working people pay into. It's not me taking your personal money. Most of those right winged God fearing people you're wagging your finger at right now would rather not pay social security taxes in order to receive the benefits later, and would much rather take personal responsibility for themselves to save their own money as they see fit and support themselves in the retirement years. It's not as though it's an option whether you want to pay into Social Security or not. It's jacked from your paycheck before you can see it.
Lastly, the GI Bill. Serviceman also pay into this from the mediocre paychecks.....which is our tax dollars, but that they are actually working for. A military is an expense everyone needs to kick in for, just like infrastructure, fire departments, police, schools, etc. And the reimbursement is limited both by dollar amount and months, depending on time served and if you served in war or peace time, and if you saw live action. It's not as though they are members of our government, no matter which letter comes after their name, that drain us from the time they take office until the time they die. Lifetime benefits and pay even if they go on to other forms of employment where they earn astronomical sums of cash, and still take our money to their grave.
I love debate and opposing opinions and ideals, and I don't subscribe to any particular political party. I'm an American citizen, plain and simple. But if you're going to wax philosophical and contribute to the debate, please try and be informed and reference things that are actually true and based in facts, rather than just hurling nonsensical and inaccurate statements because you don't like the argument you're hearing. It'll make for a better open discussion on how we can fix the corrupt system that is ruled by ALL the people in government.
