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(96,882 posts) Wed Aug 5, 2020, 01:24 PM Aug 2020

GOP Senate nominee: $600 virus unemployment benefit is 'way too much' [View all]

Source: American Independent

Tommy Tuberville, the Republican Senate nominee in Alabama, said on Tuesday that the recently expired $600 coronavirus unemployment "was way too much" during an interview on "Alabama's Morning News with JT."

Tuberville, who recently won the Republican primary and is challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, claimed Alabamians are not working because "they're making more settin' around" and said he didn't want unemployed workers to "get used to all this."

Millions of Americans are currently unemployed as a result of lockdowns occurring due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed over 157,000 U.S. citizens so far.

Read more: https://americanindependent.com/tommy-tuberville-coronavirus-unemployment-benefits-way-too-much-alabama-senate-gop-covid-19/

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GOP Senate nominee: $600 virus unemployment benefit is 'way too much' [View all] brooklynite Aug 2020 OP

Alabama will elect his stupid racist ass anyhow The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #1

Tuberville sounds about as bright as a potato NickB79 Aug 2020 #2

Tom-ato Potato. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2020 #3

Make these senators get by on $600 a week. See how easy it is. rickyhall Aug 2020 #4

It's on top of normal unemployment benefits, and it's also generally not taxed mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #9

What unemployment benefits? Most of those ran out. Have they been extended? Bengus81 Aug 2020 #13

But if they don't have jobs they don't have health insurance either. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #17

To be clear, I agree w/everything you just said ... mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #26

lots of jobs don't offer insurance because they're part-time. Nt raccoon Aug 2020 #36

You lose all UI benefits, including the $600, if you are called back to work Tiger8 Aug 2020 #22

Right ... so the people called back to work are not the population he'd be addressing in this case. mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #27

I think you're forgetting something... GB_RN Aug 2020 #23

Yeah, and I kinda think that part is bullshit too ... making people go back to non-essential work mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #28

The employee loses unemployment IF the employer reports them MichMan Aug 2020 #32

The Average MONTHLY Cost of Living in the US..... louzke9 Aug 2020 #30

I do think it could be reasonably argued that it should be sliding scale, like the benefit itself mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #5

We SHOULD be incentivizing staying home Withywindle Aug 2020 #37

The unemployed should get the same amount as Cam Newton got to transfer to Auburn Coleman Aug 2020 #6

A fuckin' men! Traildogbob Aug 2020 #31

He should get along just fine with Moscow Mitch then. n/t totodeinhere Aug 2020 #7

I think a lot of people miss why it was set that high. People on unemployment have to spend the LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #8

"What in the heck is a 33% drop in GDP called?" Jedi Guy Aug 2020 #11

Exactly GreenPartyVoter Aug 2020 #12

And...unlike Trumps tax cut give away for the rich these benefits WILL sunset Bengus81 Aug 2020 #14

And who says that the voters actually vote them in any more? LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #15

Why not set it at $1000 per week then? MichMan Aug 2020 #33

If you want to see the economy grow - Give us seniors an extra $1000 a week from the fed. LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #34

Of course you would Tommy TRUMPERville. amb123 Aug 2020 #10

I wrote a long, reasoned response but tossed it. F**k you Tubby Trumperville, and the tractor you BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #16

It's probably going to have to be changed to be whatever the person earned per week prior to losing cstanleytech Aug 2020 #18

So basically making total chaos for the system durablend Aug 2020 #19

That is what we have computers for. cstanleytech Aug 2020 #20

lol my sweet summer child obamanut2012 Aug 2020 #39

I bet the unemployed idiots will still vote for him. ananda Aug 2020 #21

If the benefit goes away, the economy tanks even more MissMillie Aug 2020 #24

This tests his theory: have wages risen? Cicada Aug 2020 #25

OK. If Tommy Tuba wins in AL, we'll pay him $200/week. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #29

Too high for the common folk-- not the 100's of thousands of dollars an employed football coach gets andym Aug 2020 #35

Tuberville: People should just eat cake sakabatou Aug 2020 #38