Is she F'ing kidding me? What, is the public at large supposed to pay into a pool so she can collect unemployment between gigs? Why doesn't her Freelancers Guild setup up its own unemployment fund? Members can pay into it, and then collect when they are out of work. We'll see how well that works for them.
It actually works pretty good. That's how it works in Switzerland. Everyone pays around 1% of their salary and people who lose their job draw 80% of salary up to around 8k/mo for around a year and a half. This goes for contractors as well as permanent employees.
I think we spend more time and money worrying about people abusing the system then what the abusers themselves actually cost. Most people want to work if they can because you get more money that way.
You should not be downvoted! A freelancer's job, between jobs, is to find another job or brush up on their skills (or pick up some new ones) or to take a vacation so that they're good and fresh when that next job comes around.
Is she F'ing kidding me? What, is the public at large supposed to pay into a pool so she can collect unemployment between gigs? Why doesn't her Freelancers Guild setup up its own unemployment fund? Members can pay into it, and then collect when they are out of work. We'll see how well that works for them.