[PragmaticPulp]

> In the USA they freak out over the idea that someone might receive more unemployment than they are entitled to,

There isn’t an infinite amount of unemployment money available. If you allow fraud to run rampant in these systems, there is less money available for those who actually need it.

Enforcing rules and regulations is a good thing for everyone.

Furthermore, many people are earning more on the current USA unemployment system than they did from their original jobs. The system was designed to overpay some people for the sake of quickly delivering the system. (Source: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/many-americans-are-gett... )

[jacques_chester]

It's not mutually exclusive. And a lot of welfare legislation is about posturing for voters, rather than settling on an optimal balance.