you really love that word don't you?

He got downvoted for it last time, so he thought he'd go for round two.

depending on the state your employer can fire you for no reason at all except if it is a discriminate reason. I am under the impression that OP may have given the boss the I need a raise or I will leave ultimatum which a lot of people like to go for. The OP never said they got fired, they were just unemployed. it could've been by their own choosing.

I guess that's why people in the UK are such shitty workers if it's nearly impossible to fire them. I say this as someone born in the UK and with English relatives I love dearly, including my father. My sister used to work for a US based international company. Because of her British heritage, they assigned her to coordinate with the UK office. She said the experience was infuriating. People would inform her they were leaving work early because, no joke, they had to, "go to a dance lesson," or even, "meet [their] friends at the pub." She would incredulously remind them that there was still work to be done before the end of the day, but they didn't care. That attitude toward work is nearly unheard of here in the US. I'm not saying US labor laws don't have their own problems, but they sure do make for a more productive work place.

In a lot of places in the U.S., you can get fired because it's half past 3 on a Thursday. They don't need a reason here.

Yes in CA it's an at will employment state so you can get fired for wearing a shirt your boss doesn't like or for literally nothing at all.