So I called my local Veteran's employment program office to try to hire Veterans. I thought the benefits would be:
1.)American: I'd prefer to hire an American
2.)Hard-working: You generally think Vets would be up for some hard work for a decent pay.
3.)English Speaking: Nothing gets lost in translation, so theoretically more work gets done more efficiently.
4.)Tax Credit: There is up to a $9600 tax credit for hiring disabled Veterans.
The whole Veteran idea is near and dear to my heart, being that I am a 100% disabled Veteran. I'd like to help a fellow soldier if I can.
Anyway, of all the Veterans I talked to, none were interested in working for less than $12/hour. Keep in mind, these guys are all unemployed with no college (I checked their resumes for education info), many didn't have a GED, and some had been to prison for drug/sex offenses.
A few guys said that they didn't really want to go to work, because they would make less from a job than if they just stayed home on unemployment and that the only reason they were in the Veteran Employment list was because they had to enroll in a job placement service to get unemployment.
I guess I'm sick of people saying that immigrants are taking their jobs. The truth is that there are so many jobs available, but Americans don't want to do them because it's hard work and they think their time is more valuable than putting in an honest 40 hours a week.
I wish the government would stop all these social programs (unemployment, section 8, welfare, WIC). All these benefits do is cripple a society and remove all incentive to go to work.
Even if I did have $15-18/hour to pay an American, the impression I got was that they were not going to be enthusiastic about working outside, regardless of the pay.
So I ended up hiring 2 resident alien workers for $13/hr 4/10 hour days with lunch and drinks included as part of pay.
I'm sorry, but Americans are digging America's grave. I wish people would stop blaming immigrants for sinking this great country.
1.)American: I'd prefer to hire an American
2.)Hard-working: You generally think Vets would be up for some hard work for a decent pay.
3.)English Speaking: Nothing gets lost in translation, so theoretically more work gets done more efficiently.
4.)Tax Credit: There is up to a $9600 tax credit for hiring disabled Veterans.
The whole Veteran idea is near and dear to my heart, being that I am a 100% disabled Veteran. I'd like to help a fellow soldier if I can.
Anyway, of all the Veterans I talked to, none were interested in working for less than $12/hour. Keep in mind, these guys are all unemployed with no college (I checked their resumes for education info), many didn't have a GED, and some had been to prison for drug/sex offenses.
A few guys said that they didn't really want to go to work, because they would make less from a job than if they just stayed home on unemployment and that the only reason they were in the Veteran Employment list was because they had to enroll in a job placement service to get unemployment.
I guess I'm sick of people saying that immigrants are taking their jobs. The truth is that there are so many jobs available, but Americans don't want to do them because it's hard work and they think their time is more valuable than putting in an honest 40 hours a week.
I wish the government would stop all these social programs (unemployment, section 8, welfare, WIC). All these benefits do is cripple a society and remove all incentive to go to work.
Even if I did have $15-18/hour to pay an American, the impression I got was that they were not going to be enthusiastic about working outside, regardless of the pay.
So I ended up hiring 2 resident alien workers for $13/hr 4/10 hour days with lunch and drinks included as part of pay.
I'm sorry, but Americans are digging America's grave. I wish people would stop blaming immigrants for sinking this great country.
