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Luz

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9. "As long as the benifits continue" is key. As long as they

Sat Jul 25, 2020, 07:52 AM

Jul 2020

continue I can continue to pay my rent, my insurance, my car note, my electricity and food. That's the part everyone forgets about. We didn't win the $600 a week for life prize. In the end, we lost. We lost our jobs. Now we'll have no income. It sucks.

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The $600 Was So You Could Stay Home And Not Die From Working [View all] DanieRains Jul 2020 OP

Repigs don't care TEB Jul 2020 #1

Precisely Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #2

This! We're not facing the long-term consequences FakeNoose Jul 2020 #38

Stay home and not work?? Find Something Else! nt Shermann Jul 2020 #3

"Find something New!" calimary Jul 2020 #15

one of the ironies... handmade34 Jul 2020 #4

It's actually more than 600/week gab13by13 Jul 2020 #18

Yes, it is an add-on to the normal benefits...nt Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #24

yup... handmade34 Jul 2020 #25

Unemployment benefits are taxable. Igel Jul 2020 #34

It is not subject to payroll taxes MichMan Jul 2020 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jul 2020 #37

Handmade34, I see you posting against the $600 extra unemployment on a lot of these threads, BComplex Jul 2020 #42

I have never argued against the $600 handmade34 Jul 2020 #43

I'm curious how they came up with $600 Karma13612 Jul 2020 #5

The not returning to to work is GOP BS. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #7

Actually, it's not BS... dixiechiken1 Jul 2020 #16

What kind of company rules do they have? gab13by13 Jul 2020 #20

You're right... dixiechiken1 Jul 2020 #23

It is bullshit. EarthFirst Jul 2020 #26

Minimum wage needs to be raised to $25 per hour now. MichMan Jul 2020 #28

One little problem with that. You can't refuse to go back to your job & still stay on unemployment Doremus Jul 2020 #41

Pretty nuch every word you said is a Gop talking point . Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #8

"As long as the benifits continue" is key. As long as they Luz Jul 2020 #9

Thank you for your honesty. nt Karma13612 Jul 2020 #13

It comes out to $15.00 an hour Generic Brad Jul 2020 #12

Makes sense. Thanks. nt Karma13612 Jul 2020 #14

It is added to regular unemployment and since there is no FICA and Medicare taxes, equates to $23/hr MichMan Jul 2020 #30

$600 is equal to being paid $15 an hour for a 40-hour work week. stopbush Jul 2020 #21

It's difficult and expensive to be "equitable" when one is in an emergency situation. stopbush Jul 2020 #27

Why is California so stingy ? MichMan Jul 2020 #31

That is an excellent question! stopbush Jul 2020 #33

$15./hour n/t handmade34 Jul 2020 #39

No it was part of a stimulus,us package and without it, our economy goes off a cliff, Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #6

Meatpackers are, uh, dying to hire brave workers, workers who are concerned progree Jul 2020 #10

People need to stay home MichMan Jul 2020 #11

If unemployment is an incentive to not return to work perhaps wages are too low. Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #17

I don't know of any companies gab13by13 Jul 2020 #22

So are you saying they should all be fired and kicked off from unemployment completely ? MichMan Jul 2020 #32

Except that some employers went on the record as having difficulties. Igel Jul 2020 #36

Yep. I have pointed that out before on DU, FB and elsewhere. stopbush Jul 2020 #19

It's a big deal to those working for less than the unemployment checks dickthegrouch Jul 2020 #44

I do to. Plus the jobs aren't there to fill. It isn't business as usual and can't be with Covid-19 Tom Rinaldo Jul 2020 #29

no, it was never to give an option / choice to stay home Amishman Jul 2020 #40