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Ferryboat

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10. Trickle up

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2020, 08:13 PM

Jul 2020

Trickle down has never worked.

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I think Pelosi & Schumer need to go to the mat on extending that $600 UI benefit [View all] stopbush Jul 2020 OP

Yup, that and additional aid for restaurant and entertainment businesses Amishman Jul 2020 #1

They passed the bill and Nancy has been on shows all last week...the Senate won't do it. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #2

I suppose someone needs to get Trump to think it's his idea. I was actually predicting Trump brewens Jul 2020 #3

I was thinking Trump might use it too. But, he is pretending nothing is wrong. That would work LizBeth Jul 2020 #5

Get Obama to come out in support of cutting the $600. NYC Liberal Jul 2020 #13

And squarely put it on Republicans there playing around with covid has us where we are today. LizBeth Jul 2020 #4

What Republican priority are they willing to agree to as a compromise? MichMan Jul 2020 #6

There an R proposal to cut the amount from $600 down to $300. stopbush Jul 2020 #8

I could go with 300. I just do not want to go back to a minimum wage job that can as easily give me LizBeth Jul 2020 #11

Yes! fleur-de-lisa Jul 2020 #7

Absolutely. Any money given to unemployed people who need it-- dawg day Jul 2020 #9

Trickle up Ferryboat Jul 2020 #10

Agree 100% and here is why I need it. Tiger8 Jul 2020 #12

Independent contractor here, too. BComplex Jul 2020 #39

Yes, my expenses up too, and no work for my subcontractors Tiger8 Jul 2020 #40

If the enhanced benefits aren't extended, we'll see an economic John Fante Jul 2020 #14

For a while I was dumbfounded that they are against this. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #15

Indeed. So many Americans are used to living with the RW jackboot on their throats. stopbush Jul 2020 #17

Exactly! Their benefactors want a moratorium on wage laws. Tiger8 Jul 2020 #41

That and vote by mail to be overfunded uponit7771 Jul 2020 #16

I strongly support the extension, but... morat Jul 2020 #18

The government will need to continue to put the economy and the nations health stopbush Jul 2020 #19

They need to keep the nation on life support Nature Man Jul 2020 #24

How about monthly payments for everyone instead ? JI7 Jul 2020 #20

Depends on how much $ per person. My wife has gone back to work, even though she was making slightly stopbush Jul 2020 #21

Because there are people who would go back to work but they get more on unemployment JI7 Jul 2020 #22

People make more on unemployment because they are underpaid at their McJobs. I can't blame anyone stopbush Jul 2020 #23

That's true, but there are jobs that people can do and WANT to do JI7 Jul 2020 #26

Here in CA, you need to attest that you are available and looking for work stopbush Jul 2020 #30

Everyone 18 and older should get $500 a week obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #27

There's sooooo much more they should... and should have...gone to the mats for maxrandb Jul 2020 #25

That's a broad brush approach that isn't broad enough Tom Rinaldo Jul 2020 #28

The Feds came up with the $600 figure by calculating working 40 hours a week stopbush Jul 2020 #33

Getting into panic button territory for Republicans. kentuck Jul 2020 #29

The economy is crashing. All they can do is soften the landing... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #31

K&R - way too many families with parents out of work who will be hurt by this onetexan Jul 2020 #32

It's $600 a week, or $2400 a month per unemployed person. stopbush Jul 2020 #34

my bad. Thanks for the update. Still there are mortgages to pay and other living expenses. onetexan Jul 2020 #35

I dont disagree, but we need something more comprehensive Cal Carpenter Jul 2020 #36

The PPP help missed the mark IMO Johnny2X2X Jul 2020 #37

Yeah. I've started calling the PPP 'cash for clunkers' Cal Carpenter Jul 2020 #38

No-brainer is that McConnell is already working on a deal. Hortensis Jul 2020 #42

Of course, this ignores that fact that some states have a very low weekly max stopbush Jul 2020 #43

Really sorry to hear your rock and hard place, Stopbush. Hortensis Jul 2020 #44

I thought a wealthy blue state like California would pay 3x that for UI MichMan Jul 2020 #45

States that have a higher max weekly unemployment benefit than CA: stopbush Jul 2020 #46

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