# US employers looking down on the unemployed and those taking assistance

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 13, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-employers-looking-down-on-the-unemployed-and-those-taking-assistance/571182 "2011-02-13T02:18:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-employers-looking-down-on-the-unemployed-and-those-taking-assistance/571182/14 "2011-02-13T04:24:37Z")

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There seemed to be two answers. One was that employers could get tax breaks for hiring those on assistance. The other was that employers would avoid hiring those on assistance. But there was one poster who posted cites for tax breaks:

> [@Question I sometimes get when applying for jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-i-sometimes-get-when-applying-for-jobs/570872/8):
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> [Here’s info on tax breaks for hiring people receiving food stamps, SSI, TANF, etc.](http://www.rehab.cahwnet.gov/workplace/taxcredt.htm)  
> [There were also incentives as part of last year’s job bill.](http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/17/smallbusiness/congress_jobs_bill_small_business/index.htm)

So I guess that’s true.

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