> This feels like a very naïve viewpoint
It's just an European viewpoint... I know for americans it's like a sci fi movie but it's very real here lol
In France you get ~67% of your salary for 36 months, after that it's case by case.
In Germany you get ~70% of your salary for 78 weeks, private insurances will cover more/longer too, for like < 50 euros a month
I got unemployment assistance, I'm french and lived in France at that time. Be it family, savings or social security, I didn't take a year of vacation. I was trying to pivot to another activity which is difficult in itself, more so after a stroke.
Also before you tell me how good social security is in France :-) you must know my doctor likely caused or amplified the stroke by giving me the wrong treatment at the wrong time, and by not telling me to go to the hospital before 3 full days... and then they let me out. I returned urgently the week after, when a neuro-surgeon freaked out.
You're talking about unemployment or disability?