After watching the episode
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joachim005 — 11 years ago(December 28, 2014 03:57 AM)
He probably gets economic support by the government for having some kind of mental illness. Doesn't need to work when he just makes matters worse, like when he worked at Krusty Krabs: Ate everything, answered the phone in the wrong way, scrubs the floor with the wrong side of the mop, etc. He's gotten a lot worse in the newer episodes. He baths Gary with a firethrower, doesn't care when people get hurt and always have this "sarcastic" face instead of his usual happy one.
It's actually hard to answer. We don't know if the inhabitants of Bikini Bottom pay taxes, rent, communal expenses, customs or whatever. The show isn't THAT deep. But this raises some more questions:- Do Spongebob pay for his boat schooling!?
- How can Spongebob pay for anything with his debt? Mr. Krabs have several times told him "this will be deducted from your salary". Crushed the restaurant, brought boots/fashion items from Krabs, etc.
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vhpharoe — 10 years ago(October 30, 2015 11:50 AM)
Did you not know that patrick is secret illuminati and that he gets an undisclosed amount from them at an undisclosed interval and that his unemployment is just a ruse GAH Geez How is that NOT APPARENT from watchin any or all episodes!!! GAH!I mean it's like if illuminati equal one and patrick equals 0 then you have ten which proves everything. What is that everything being proven.?. Ancient Aliens are Star FISH. Focus on the fish for a second because this is where it gets real. Fish is spelled with four letters illuminati is spelled with ten letters what does that equal.. a big TEN-FOUR..uh ever heard that phrase before??? thank you for reading
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CovertThunder — 9 years ago(June 02, 2016 08:20 PM)
In the old episodes (before the first
Spongebob Movie
came out) I always assumed Patrick got some kind of disability or welfare check from Bikini Bottom that helped him stay afloat, no pun intended. He has one pair of pants, one TV, and we only occasionally see him buy things so it's not like Patrick's needs a lot of income anyway.
It could be Patrick's a squatter. Technically he's not living in a house, he's living under a literal rock full of furniture made from sand. Perhaps Patrick found a rock on the same street as his best friend Spongebob and somehow figured out to run electricity out of Squidward's house which negates the need for him to pay bills, although that doesn't explain how Patrick would pay for food.
It is possible that Patrick had a job(s) in the past, like when he briefly worked for the Chum Bucket and his living costs are low enough he doesn't worry about money or employment. As dumb as Patrick was, he was at least intelligent enough that he could live in modern society, such as how Patrick was able to very easily help Spongebob beat the driver's test in one try suggesting Patrick had a driver's license himself. Like in the episode where Spongebob forgot to tie his shoes, we see Patrick in the Krusty Krab eating a Krabby Patty which shows he at least knows how money and commerce works.
Then again, the new
Spongebob
episodes make Patrick seem as if he never knew sh!t about anything to begin with, like one episode where Patrick goes to the Krusty Krab because he's starving and forgets where to get food, so he eats a bunch of Krabby Patties and forgets both what money is and that he needs to pay for food. They also had another episode where Patrick acts as if he never took the driver's test before, and when he takes the test after seeing Spongebob sad at failing again, Patrick surprisingly passes and gets his license, suggesting that Patrick had never taken the test before and didn't think he'd pass.
Either some of these new
Spongebob
episodes take place before the earlier episodes, or they're happy with screwing up what we already thought we knew about somewhat simple characters on a kids' show.
Can't be too careful with all those weirdos running around.