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morat

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18. I strongly support the extension, but...

Sun Jul 5, 2020, 11:31 PM

Jul 2020

Extension or no, the economy is toast. 30k businesses in NY alone will not reopen. 53% of businesses that advertise on Yelp say they will not reopen. Etc, etc.... It's over. Extending the benefit will keep a lot of people solvent for a few more months, but even with that money, it wont matter.
The economy was about to implode on its own. COVID just made it 100x worse. Not even the Fed can keep that genie in the bottle.

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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