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denem

(11,045 posts) Fri Mar 20, 2020, 01:58 PM Mar 2020

UK: Government will pay 80% of wages for employees not working, up to 2,500 ($3,000) a month.

Response from Trade Union Council: "Employers can now be confident they'll be able to pay their wage bills."

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UK: Government will pay 80% of wages for employees not working, up to 2,500 ($3,000) a month. (Original Post) denem Mar 2020 OP

This is how you do it - not some stupid $1K check and a pat on the back + corp tax cuts kysrsoze Mar 2020 #1

Except SoCalNative Mar 2020 #2

... denem Mar 2020 #3

How is that sustainable? orwell Mar 2020 #4

A lot more sustainable that paying everyone $1,000 a month. denem Mar 2020 #5

Totally doable and Nature Man Mar 2020 #6

kysrsoze

(6,460 posts)

1. This is how you do it - not some stupid $1K check and a pat on the back + corp tax cuts

Reply to denem (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 02:00 PM

Mar 2020

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)

2. Except

Reply to kysrsoze (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 02:26 PM

Mar 2020

"However Mike Clancy, general secretary of Prospect, said there was still no real protection for freelance, self-employed and contract workers."

denem

(11,045 posts)

3. ...

Reply to denem (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 02:53 PM

Mar 2020

orwell

(8,003 posts)

4. How is that sustainable?

Reply to denem (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 03:06 PM

Mar 2020

n/t

denem

(11,045 posts)

5. A lot more sustainable that paying everyone $1,000 a month.

Reply to orwell (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 03:09 PM

Mar 2020

The cost is estimated at £78b

Nature Man

(869 posts)

6. Totally doable and

Reply to orwell (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 03:38 PM

Mar 2020

totally sustainable if you tax corporations and halt handouts to billionaires.

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