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<blockquote data-quote="darknavigator" data-source="post: 1494170" data-attributes="member: 17229">In Ireland if a worker makes social insurance contributions for 32 weeks then he/she is entitled to 'jobseekers allowance' should he/she LOSE THEIR JOB. McGregor was on job seekers allowance. Job seekers allowance payments are not based on your salary / wages / tax contributions&nbsp; - everybody received 188 euro per week (at the time) regardless of how much tax they paid.The recipient of job seekers allowance needs to be ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR WORK - it's supposed to be a temporary payment (like UI in the US) and it's predicated on the basis that the recipient is available and looking for work.Firstly, McGregor didn't lose his job - he VOLUNTARILY left in order to focus on his MMA training. Secondly, he wasn't ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT while he was receiving his 188 euro per week - he was spending his time training for his MMA career.McGregor 'gamed' the system, however, he wasn't on welfare - he was receiving JOB SEEKERS allowance!Finally, he's paid a lot of tax in Ireland so I doubt that he's wracked with too much guilt at this point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="darknavigator, post: 1494170, member: 17229"] In Ireland if a worker makes social insurance contributions for 32 weeks then he/she is entitled to 'jobseekers allowance' should he/she LOSE THEIR JOB. McGregor was on job seekers allowance. Job seekers allowance payments are not based on your salary / wages / tax contributions - everybody received 188 euro per week (at the time) regardless of how much tax they paid. The recipient of job seekers allowance needs to be ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR WORK - it's supposed to be a temporary payment (like UI in the US) and it's predicated on the basis that the recipient is available and looking for work. Firstly, McGregor didn't lose his job - he VOLUNTARILY left in order to focus on his MMA training. Secondly, he wasn't ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT while he was receiving his 188 euro per week - he was spending his time training for his MMA career. McGregor 'gamed' the system, however, he wasn't on welfare - he was receiving JOB SEEKERS allowance! Finally, he's paid a lot of tax in Ireland so I doubt that he's wracked with too much guilt at this point. [/QUOTE]

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