Racket wrote:
L L wrote:
A one time $1,200 payment doesn't do much for people without income.
The extra unemployment benefits help if they can get it.
But people need to work and earn, and a lot of people aren't earning despite all of that federal money you mentioned.
The trillions honestly aren't enough or aren't going to the right places.
How has this money helped the typical restaurant server or hotel maid?
That's a lot of Americans.
Those people are earning more right now being unemployed than they would if they were at work (which was the whole point: encourage people to stay at home to reduce infection rates). I'm not saying it's perfect, but what else do you suggest?
Correct. A significant percentage are collecting more in unemployment benefits than when working full-time.
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/26/861906616/when-returning-to-your-job-means-a-cut-in-payhttps://www.providencejournal.com/news/20200512/some-can-earn-more-on-unemployment-why-go-back-to-work