25 of 26 states that did this are led by a Republican.
26 states — all but one led by a Republican — have moved to stop paying out the extra $300 in unemployment benefits ahead of the September cutoff.
— Axios (@axios) July 31, 2021
Some also ended special programs that allowed gig workers to receive benefits.https://t.co/hOeWrS4F25
U.S. states ending federal unemployment benefit saw no clear job gains https://t.co/2Ost9T3ccs pic.twitter.com/RRbq8R0Zi3
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 20, 2021
The Marxist communist socialists at, um, JP Morgan find no evidence that cutting unemployment benefits creates jobs https://t.co/oahYEUERf3
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) July 10, 2021
Google search trends showing that states ending enhanced unemployment insurance early haven’t seen a pickup in positive job search activity … states not ending benefits early have seen search activity improve @DataArbor pic.twitter.com/zXPfAoeqxp
— Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) August 5, 2021
Just as expected, states that cut off unemployment benefits aren’t seeing employment changes any faster than those who kept providing them.
— Oren Jacobson 🔯 (@Oren_Jacobson) July 31, 2021
But states did hurt poor people bc they believe in a BS story of the economy for workers & have no problem giving away benefits to big biz.
Interesting study on the effect of unemployment insurance benefits ending on job finding. https://t.co/BDHreCv5ZX
— Robert Frick (@RobertFrickNFCU) July 30, 2021
Sad! 