As if the Flint water crisis wasn't enough, Michigan's unemployment system installed under Governor Rick Snyder flagged a whopping 93 percent of applicants as fraudulent.

And as she points out, even as most of the applicants expected to receive the unemployment benefits they needed, they instead were accused of defrauding the system and required to pay fines. Most were not aware that they could appeal the decision, so they paid the fines instead of receiving unemployment benefits they were entitled to.

As a consequence, the reserve fund for unemployment in Michigan ballooned to $155 million in just three years.

The Guardian reported that the state seized tax refunds and bank accounts to take the funds away from people who were, in fact, not filing fraudulent claims.


http://crooksandliars.com/2016/12/michig...ilked-poor


"This is criminal. How could they allow a computer to kick 93 percent of people out of a system intended to be a safety net?"

Is there a reputable source for this?

(12-21-2016 02:23 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  Is there a reputable source for this?

I don't think infowars has covered it yet.

Quote:Michigan's unemployment system installed under Governor Rick Snyder flagged a whopping 93 percent of applicants as fraudulent.

Ah....no!

An audit of 22,000 rejections determined that 93% of those were inaccurate.

Link

There's a big difference between saying that 93% of unemployment applications were rejected as fraudulent and that 93% of rejections were in error.

Therefore, this post falls under fake news.

(12-21-2016 03:01 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  

Quote:Michigan's unemployment system installed under Governor Rick Snyder flagged a whopping 93 percent of applicants as fraudulent.

Ah....no!

An audit of 22,000 rejections determined that 93% of those were inaccurate.

Link

There's a big difference between saying that 93% of unemployment applications were rejected as fraudulent and that 93% of rejections were in error.

Therefore, this post falls under fake news.

Yes more fake news.

(12-21-2016 03:01 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  

Quote:Michigan's unemployment system installed under Governor Rick Snyder flagged a whopping 93 percent of applicants as fraudulent.

Ah....no!

An audit of 22,000 rejections determined that 93% of those were inaccurate.

Link

There's a big difference between saying that 93% of unemployment applications were rejected as fraudulent and that 93% of rejections were in error.

Therefore, this post falls under fake news.

is that another fitfail?

(12-21-2016 03:19 PM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(12-21-2016 03:01 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  

Quote:Michigan's unemployment system installed under Governor Rick Snyder flagged a whopping 93 percent of applicants as fraudulent.

Ah....no!

An audit of 22,000 rejections determined that 93% of those were inaccurate.

Link

There's a big difference between saying that 93% of unemployment applications were rejected as fraudulent and that 93% of rejections were in error.

Therefore, this post falls under fake news.

is that another fitfail?

Sadly, apparently so.

BUT! Appropriate GIF or it didn't happen.

(12-21-2016 05:05 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(12-21-2016 03:19 PM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(12-21-2016 03:01 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  

Quote:Michigan's unemployment system installed under Governor Rick Snyder flagged a whopping 93 percent of applicants as fraudulent.

Ah....no!

An audit of 22,000 rejections determined that 93% of those were inaccurate.

Link

There's a big difference between saying that 93% of unemployment applications were rejected as fraudulent and that 93% of rejections were in error.

Therefore, this post falls under fake news.

is that another fitfail?

Sadly, apparently so.

BUT! Appropriate GIF or it didn't happen.

ask and you shall receive...

(12-21-2016 05:47 PM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(12-21-2016 05:05 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(12-21-2016 03:19 PM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(12-21-2016 03:01 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  

Quote:Michigan's unemployment system installed under Governor Rick Snyder flagged a whopping 93 percent of applicants as fraudulent.

Ah....no!

An audit of 22,000 rejections determined that 93% of those were inaccurate.

Link

There's a big difference between saying that 93% of unemployment applications were rejected as fraudulent and that 93% of rejections were in error.

Therefore, this post falls under fake news.

is that another fitfail?

Sadly, apparently so.

BUT! Appropriate GIF or it didn't happen.

ask and you shall receive...

Nice.

Hope the poor girl is okay...

(12-21-2016 06:01 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(12-21-2016 05:47 PM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(12-21-2016 05:05 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(12-21-2016 03:19 PM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(12-21-2016 03:01 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  Ah....no!

An audit of 22,000 rejections determined that 93% of those were inaccurate.

Link

There's a big difference between saying that 93% of unemployment applications were rejected as fraudulent and that 93% of rejections were in error.

Therefore, this post falls under fake news.

is that another fitfail?

Sadly, apparently so.

BUT! Appropriate GIF or it didn't happen.

ask and you shall receive...

Nice.

Hope the poor girl is okay...

she gets style points for sure.

I love Fit Fails.

Should we ask the moderator to appropriately label this as to not confuse people?