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VMA131Marine

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13. "900,000 have lost jobs. .....

Reply to malchickiwick (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2020, 10:17 PM

Apr 2020

“900,000 have lost jobs. 300,000 have already filed for unemployment,” Goodman said. “These are families that no longer have the ability to buy food for their children and other loved ones.”

Doesn’t this just highlight the inadequacy of the unemployment system in Nevada. We’ve spent so much time worrying that unemployment benefits are so generous that they discourage seeking work and not nearly enough on making sure the system is robust enough to withstand this kind of crisis.

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The mayor of Las Vegas is a kook. Just sayin' [View all] malchickiwick Apr 2020 OP

Hope they have enough ventilators dalton99a Apr 2020 #1

She can open businesses by being a janitor in LV hospitals. She won't need PPE for "the flu". . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #2

"we've lost less than 0.5% of population"? It's only just starting, dimbulb. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #3

Exactly. It's as though she doesn't think there are real people involved, not numbers. crickets Apr 2020 #7

It doesn't matter if we open all businesses or not. Vegas will be dead for a year or more at least. Yavin4 Apr 2020 #4

Good points! BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #9

Idiot Repub Logic sfstaxprep Apr 2020 #5

We're at this point with the Covidiots Roland99 Apr 2020 #6

+1 crickets Apr 2020 #8

A lot of the casino business is from BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #10

It's more of the reverse. People coming might bring more infection. I'm in Vegas... brush Apr 2020 #12

Goodman is just one of many Tea Baggers still on our City Council. Wellstone ruled Apr 2020 #11

"900,000 have lost jobs. ..... VMA131Marine Apr 2020 #13

I bet you... SamBob Apr 2020 #14