Up until a year ago, I had never been unemployed in my life since I was old enough to work. I paid into UI and then EI continuously for 26 years. I think that’s quite an accomplishment considering I have never lived outside Nova Scotia. But last year, when I did become unemployed, and I did have to make my first ever EI claim, you treated me like I was asking for charity rather than making a CLAIM on an INSURANCE policy that I’ve been paying into my entire adult life. You acted like you were grudgingly giving me a handout rather than giving me back some of my OWN MONEY. And now, adding injury to the insult, you’re telling me, “oh yeah. We gave you too much. We want some back. Within 10 days.”
Well Fuck You. I’ll go bankrupt before I’ll give you cocksuckers a dime. I have three kids and not enough income for you to garnish. I’m going to make sure my employer takes off too little income tax. I’m willing to pay in at the end of the year to make sure there will be no refund for you to seize. And I’m not going to apply for the GST rebate, even though I’m entitled to it, just so you won’t be able to seize that either. Oh, I know you’ll get me someday, unless I move to another country. But you’ll work for that $600, you bastards, for as long as I can make you.
This article appears in Mar 20-26, 2008.
I feel for you I really do. EI claims treat you like you’re a bum or something when you really just want your money that you are entitled to!! So for the good folks at EI with this attitude fuck you. The money isn’t yours it belongs to the good people who contribute to it!!
I’m in somewhat of the same situation as you. EI is a ridiculous system that rewards people who “play the system” and not actual people who need to survive off of this.The best part of my claim: They sent it to some girl in Inverness and I had to fight with them to get an hearing because of this. This process has taken over a year now. Thank god I’m not a parent or my credit would be dead.
Hmmm, the people that work at EI must Love Sex…Because they sure do Fuck a lot of people !!
Scott lmao