Lack of jobs stops people from working.
Listening to @KatyTurNBC press Sen. Mike Braun on the $600, I am glad to have written this yesterday debunking the talking point that the UI plus-up keeps folks on their couches https://t.co/Ii6CwS5Ihc
— Phil Elliott (@Philip_Elliott) August 4, 2020
In the richest country in the world, no one should ever have to make a choice between food and medication they need to survive.
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) August 4, 2020
Time is of the essence. We must extend the $600 weekly unemployment benefit right away. https://t.co/J8LLBCxKPM
Jared Bernstein, fmr. economic policy adviser to Joe Biden, on $600 unemployment benefits expiring:
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 4, 2020
“You’re talking about a bunch of politicians who have perfectly cushy jobs are just delaying vital help to people who desperately need it.”https://t.co/swrW01shCE
So according to Mnuchin a few hundred bucks in unemployment benefits makes American workers lazy, but billions in bailouts for Wall St. and corporations is good for the economy? https://t.co/psexsBWqu4
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 2, 2020
As a laid off retail worker in Texas told me:
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) July 31, 2020
"The best scenario for me would be to find a job," said Olga Kaufman, 57. "Unemployment is never a sure thing. You can’t go to bed at night and say, 'ok, I’m on unemployment.' That is temporary." https://t.co/wosvi9dvbi
The unemployment situation is really, really badhttps://t.co/TPSNucBzyi
— Axios (@axios) July 24, 2020
Sad! 