Essential Workers Feel They Are Getting Screwed

[OnePercenter]

I would work, happily if asked. Unfortunately, I'm not "essential." My supervisor says otherwise though. Hes had to pick up the extra workload. Yeah, I got it better than him.

If you're not essential, why is your supervisor of non-essential workers essential?

Depending on the field of business "emergency" services are considered essential , even if the routine business of the enterprise isn't. Teeth cleaning, example given, is non-essential but emergency extractions in the field of dentistry are. So the supervising staff can stay around to do that, but the paeons are dismissed for the extent of the pandemic.

There are people in dentist offices that only do teeth cleaning?

 

[okfine]

Remember how things were a year ago during the "shutdown?"
How things change under certain circumstances.

"As the shutdown stretches into its fourth week, so far more than 8,000 "nonessential" federal employees and contractors living in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia have applied for unemployment benefits. But the roughly 450,000 employees who are required to work through the shutdown without pay are ineligible."

No pay, no unemployment for 'essential' workers

Thousands strike in LA — Minimum wage bill coming Wednesday

www.politico.com

 

[okfine]

I would work, happily if asked. Unfortunately, I'm not "essential." My supervisor says otherwise though. Hes had to pick up the extra workload. Yeah, I got it better than him.

If you're not essential, why is your supervisor of non-essential workers essential?

Depending on the field of business "emergency" services are considered essential , even if the routine business of the enterprise isn't. Teeth cleaning, example given, is non-essential but emergency extractions in the field of dentistry are. So the supervising staff can stay around to do that, but the paeons are dismissed for the extent of the pandemic.

There are people in dentist offices that only do teeth cleaning?

Dental hygeinists. Some are 1099 sub contractors.
One of my co-workers' wife is a dental tech and out of work and now on unemployment.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

25% of Michiganders are now UNEMPLOYED! Thank you Gretchen!

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

Going on unemployment these days may be a boon for some, but those that are still working?
Maybe not so much. Some sitting at home may make $9600.00 more annually with the $600.00 bonus, per week, on top of what they receive in unemployment benefits.

"Some people who continue to work through the coronavirus outbreak are upset that they’re getting no additional pay, while some unemployed people are now receiving more in unemployment benefits than they were paid on the job."

"Nationally, the average weekly unemployment benefit was $385 per week as of January 2020, Gary Burtless, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, told PolitiFact. With the stimulus bonus, that person’s benefit would more than double to $985 per week."

Only a few get an unemployment ‘pay raise’

Some people who continue to work through the coronavirus outbreak are upset that they’re getting no additional pay, whil

www.politifact.com

My girl applied two weeks ago
You can still apply if you still have your job but are sidelined


Tennessee is a lil rougher
Shes getting barely half her pay and thiers nothing in there about an extra 600 dollars a week from the feds ...she see nothing ...no one will answer the phone over there and all day sunday she tried to log onto certify ..the site was overloaded ...when I went over there for dinner for afew hours sunday ....she tried to pull up the site so i could see it ....wouldn't even come up


Not only that she was crying yesterday because she wont see a first check for 4 weeks lol
4 weeks? And wheres her 1200 and 500 per kid ? Shes a solid citizen and taxpayer ...go big government! its a big **** you ...never depend on government for shit


According to the left wing rubes here Isnt everything they do wonderful socialism ?what are you so afraid of?


Government pfft


Capitalism to the rescue...I gave her a few thousand ...jesus woman stop crying!my car the credit cards what about food wahhhhhhhh... go buy somethin pretty for me to see you in and spread the rest out for the next couple months ...big daddy got you lol...


Most people dont have a whacky me in thier lives ...People are stressing out over this and it's only gonna get worse


Is her 600 from the feds gonna magically appear ?...I doubt it ... What if she gets canned for good

 

[okfine]

Going on unemployment these days may be a boon for some, but those that are still working?
Maybe not so much. Some sitting at home may make $9600.00 more annually with the $600.00 bonus, per week, on top of what they receive in unemployment benefits.

"Some people who continue to work through the coronavirus outbreak are upset that they’re getting no additional pay, while some unemployed people are now receiving more in unemployment benefits than they were paid on the job."

"Nationally, the average weekly unemployment benefit was $385 per week as of January 2020, Gary Burtless, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, told PolitiFact. With the stimulus bonus, that person’s benefit would more than double to $985 per week."

Only a few get an unemployment ‘pay raise’

Some people who continue to work through the coronavirus outbreak are upset that they’re getting no additional pay, whil

www.politifact.com

My girl applied two weeks ago
You can still apply if you still have your job but are sidelined


Tennessee is a lil rougher
Shes getting barely half her pay and thiers nothing in there about an extra 600 dollars a week from the feds ...she see nothing ...no one will answer the phone over there and all day sunday she tried to log onto certify ..the site was overloaded ...when I went over there for dinner for afew hours sunday ....she tried to pull up the site so i could see it ....wouldn't even come up


Not only that she was crying yesterday because she wont see a first check for 4 weeks lol
4 weeks? And wheres her 1200 and 500 per kid ? Shes a solid citizen and taxpayer ...go big government! its a big **** you ...never depend on government for shit


According to the left wing rubes here Isnt everything they do wonderful socialism ?what are you so afraid of?


Government pfft


Capitalism to the rescue...I gave her a few thousand ...jesus woman stop crying!my car the credit cards what about food wahhhhhhhh... go buy somethin pretty for me to see you in and spread the rest out for the next couple months ...big daddy got you lol...


Most people dont have a whacky me in thier lives ...People are stressing out over this and it's only gonna get worse


Is her 600 from the feds gonna magically appear ?...I doubt it ... What if she gets canned for good

I know someone who is waiting for his 1st unemployment check for $900.00. Applied over a month ago. He is a bar-back at a club. This is supposed to be the week that some/everyone gets stimulated.

 

[OnePercenter]

I would work, happily if asked. Unfortunately, I'm not "essential." My supervisor says otherwise though. Hes had to pick up the extra workload. Yeah, I got it better than him.

If you're not essential, why is your supervisor of non-essential workers essential?

Depending on the field of business "emergency" services are considered essential , even if the routine business of the enterprise isn't. Teeth cleaning, example given, is non-essential but emergency extractions in the field of dentistry are. So the supervising staff can stay around to do that, but the paeons are dismissed for the extent of the pandemic.

There are people in dentist offices that only do teeth cleaning?

Dental hygeinists. Some are 1099 sub contractors.
One of my co-workers' wife is a dental tech and out of work and now on unemployment.

That's illegal - A Federal Crime

Misclassification of dental hygienists as independent contractors

Dental hygienists, did you get a 1099 form in your mailbox this month? The odds are that you have been misclassified, which can have serious consequences. Anne Guignon, MPH, RDH...

www.dentistryiq.com

 

[Polishprince]

I would work, happily if asked. Unfortunately, I'm not "essential." My supervisor says otherwise though. Hes had to pick up the extra workload. Yeah, I got it better than him.

If you're not essential, why is your supervisor of non-essential workers essential?

Depending on the field of business "emergency" services are considered essential , even if the routine business of the enterprise isn't. Teeth cleaning, example given, is non-essential but emergency extractions in the field of dentistry are. So the supervising staff can stay around to do that, but the paeons are dismissed for the extent of the pandemic.

There are people in dentist offices that only do teeth cleaning?

Dental hygeinists. Some are 1099 sub contractors.
One of my co-workers' wife is a dental tech and out of work and now on unemployment.

That's illegal - A Federal Crime

Misclassification of dental hygienists as independent contractors

Dental hygienists, did you get a 1099 form in your mailbox this month? The odds are that you have been misclassified, which can have serious consequences. Anne Guignon, MPH, RDH...

www.dentistryiq.com

Its a federal crime to pay someone to clean your teeth?

 

[jc456]

Going on unemployment these days may be a boon for some, but those that are still working?
Maybe not so much. Some sitting at home may make $9600.00 more annually with the $600.00 bonus, per week, on top of what they receive in unemployment benefits.

"Some people who continue to work through the coronavirus outbreak are upset that they’re getting no additional pay, while some unemployed people are now receiving more in unemployment benefits than they were paid on the job."

"Nationally, the average weekly unemployment benefit was $385 per week as of January 2020, Gary Burtless, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, told PolitiFact. With the stimulus bonus, that person’s benefit would more than double to $985 per week."

Only a few get an unemployment ‘pay raise’

Some people who continue to work through the coronavirus outbreak are upset that they’re getting no additional pay, whil

www.politifact.com

They may "feel screwed" now, but in the long run they are better off.

During the Terrible Steel Collapse of the late 70's and early 80's, steelworkers not only received unemployment checks from the state, they also received supplemental unemployment from their employers as well as trade readjustment checks from the federal government. But those benefits run out before they know it, and soon enough many of those guys didn't have a pot to urinate in.

There may be another round of stimulus coming that will help the people who got left out.
Those that are still working feel that job security outweighs being on unemployment any day.

who got left off?

 

[jc456]

Going on unemployment these days may be a boon for some, but those that are still working?
Maybe not so much. Some sitting at home may make $9600.00 more annually with the $600.00 bonus, per week, on top of what they receive in unemployment benefits.

"Some people who continue to work through the coronavirus outbreak are upset that they’re getting no additional pay, while some unemployed people are now receiving more in unemployment benefits than they were paid on the job."

"Nationally, the average weekly unemployment benefit was $385 per week as of January 2020, Gary Burtless, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, told PolitiFact. With the stimulus bonus, that person’s benefit would more than double to $985 per week."

Only a few get an unemployment ‘pay raise’

Some people who continue to work through the coronavirus outbreak are upset that they’re getting no additional pay, whil

www.politifact.com

My girl applied two weeks ago
You can still apply if you still have your job but are sidelined


Tennessee is a lil rougher
Shes getting barely half her pay and thiers nothing in there about an extra 600 dollars a week from the feds ...she see nothing ...no one will answer the phone over there and all day sunday she tried to log onto certify ..the site was overloaded ...when I went over there for dinner for afew hours sunday ....she tried to pull up the site so i could see it ....wouldn't even come up


Not only that she was crying yesterday because she wont see a first check for 4 weeks lol
4 weeks? And wheres her 1200 and 500 per kid ? Shes a solid citizen and taxpayer ...go big government! its a big **** you ...never depend on government for shit


According to the left wing rubes here Isnt everything they do wonderful socialism ?what are you so afraid of?


Government pfft


Capitalism to the rescue...I gave her a few thousand ...jesus woman stop crying!my car the credit cards what about food wahhhhhhhh... go buy somethin pretty for me to see you in and spread the rest out for the next couple months ...big daddy got you lol...


Most people dont have a whacky me in thier lives ...People are stressing out over this and it's only gonna get worse


Is her 600 from the feds gonna magically appear ?...I doubt it ... What if she gets canned for good

again, it's because this is worse than the virus. wuhan is winning.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

I would work, happily if asked. Unfortunately, I'm not "essential." My supervisor says otherwise though. Hes had to pick up the extra workload. Yeah, I got it better than him.

If you're not essential, why is your supervisor of non-essential workers essential?

Depending on the field of business "emergency" services are considered essential , even if the routine business of the enterprise isn't. Teeth cleaning, example given, is non-essential but emergency extractions in the field of dentistry are. So the supervising staff can stay around to do that, but the paeons are dismissed for the extent of the pandemic.

There are people in dentist offices that only do teeth cleaning?

Yes.
They're called dental hygienist,maybe you've heard of them?
If not I sure as hell dont want to see your teeth.

 

[okfine]

I would work, happily if asked. Unfortunately, I'm not "essential." My supervisor says otherwise though. Hes had to pick up the extra workload. Yeah, I got it better than him.

If you're not essential, why is your supervisor of non-essential workers essential?

Depending on the field of business "emergency" services are considered essential , even if the routine business of the enterprise isn't. Teeth cleaning, example given, is non-essential but emergency extractions in the field of dentistry are. So the supervising staff can stay around to do that, but the paeons are dismissed for the extent of the pandemic.

There are people in dentist offices that only do teeth cleaning?

Dental hygeinists. Some are 1099 sub contractors.
One of my co-workers' wife is a dental tech and out of work and now on unemployment.

That's illegal - A Federal Crime

Misclassification of dental hygienists as independent contractors

Dental hygienists, did you get a 1099 form in your mailbox this month? The odds are that you have been misclassified, which can have serious consequences. Anne Guignon, MPH, RDH...

www.dentistryiq.com

Everyone has an angle. Till they get caught.

 

[jc456]

I would work, happily if asked. Unfortunately, I'm not "essential." My supervisor says otherwise though. Hes had to pick up the extra workload. Yeah, I got it better than him.

If you're not essential, why is your supervisor of non-essential workers essential?

Depending on the field of business "emergency" services are considered essential , even if the routine business of the enterprise isn't. Teeth cleaning, example given, is non-essential but emergency extractions in the field of dentistry are. So the supervising staff can stay around to do that, but the paeons are dismissed for the extent of the pandemic.

There are people in dentist offices that only do teeth cleaning?

Dental hygeinists. Some are 1099 sub contractors.
One of my co-workers' wife is a dental tech and out of work and now on unemployment.

That's illegal - A Federal Crime

Misclassification of dental hygienists as independent contractors

Dental hygienists, did you get a 1099 form in your mailbox this month? The odds are that you have been misclassified, which can have serious consequences. Anne Guignon, MPH, RDH...

www.dentistryiq.com

Everyone has an angle. Till they get caught.

the irony huh?

 

[okfine]

I would work, happily if asked. Unfortunately, I'm not "essential." My supervisor says otherwise though. Hes had to pick up the extra workload. Yeah, I got it better than him.

If you're not essential, why is your supervisor of non-essential workers essential?

Depending on the field of business "emergency" services are considered essential , even if the routine business of the enterprise isn't. Teeth cleaning, example given, is non-essential but emergency extractions in the field of dentistry are. So the supervising staff can stay around to do that, but the paeons are dismissed for the extent of the pandemic.

There are people in dentist offices that only do teeth cleaning?

Dental hygeinists. Some are 1099 sub contractors.
One of my co-workers' wife is a dental tech and out of work and now on unemployment.

That's illegal - A Federal Crime

Misclassification of dental hygienists as independent contractors

Dental hygienists, did you get a 1099 form in your mailbox this month? The odds are that you have been misclassified, which can have serious consequences. Anne Guignon, MPH, RDH...

www.dentistryiq.com

Everyone has an angle. Till they get caught.

the irony huh?

What irony? More like commonplace. The DH's aren't the only ones that have been doing it for years.

 

[OnePercenter]

I would work, happily if asked. Unfortunately, I'm not "essential." My supervisor says otherwise though. Hes had to pick up the extra workload. Yeah, I got it better than him.

If you're not essential, why is your supervisor of non-essential workers essential?

Depending on the field of business "emergency" services are considered essential , even if the routine business of the enterprise isn't. Teeth cleaning, example given, is non-essential but emergency extractions in the field of dentistry are. So the supervising staff can stay around to do that, but the paeons are dismissed for the extent of the pandemic.

There are people in dentist offices that only do teeth cleaning?

Yes.
They're called dental hygienist,maybe you've heard of them?
If not I sure as hell dont want to see your teeth.

Dental Hygienists ONLY clean teeth? Are you sure?

 

[OnePercenter]

I would work, happily if asked. Unfortunately, I'm not "essential." My supervisor says otherwise though. Hes had to pick up the extra workload. Yeah, I got it better than him.

If you're not essential, why is your supervisor of non-essential workers essential?

Depending on the field of business "emergency" services are considered essential , even if the routine business of the enterprise isn't. Teeth cleaning, example given, is non-essential but emergency extractions in the field of dentistry are. So the supervising staff can stay around to do that, but the paeons are dismissed for the extent of the pandemic.

There are people in dentist offices that only do teeth cleaning?

Dental hygeinists. Some are 1099 sub contractors.
One of my co-workers' wife is a dental tech and out of work and now on unemployment.

That's illegal - A Federal Crime

Misclassification of dental hygienists as independent contractors

Dental hygienists, did you get a 1099 form in your mailbox this month? The odds are that you have been misclassified, which can have serious consequences. Anne Guignon, MPH, RDH...

www.dentistryiq.com

Everyone has an angle. Till they get caught.

the irony huh?

What irony? More like commonplace. The DH's aren't the only ones that have been doing it for years.

Having it done to them.

 

[okfine]

Here is another fact check on Lyndsey Graham:

"As the bill neared final approval, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R.-S.C., was widely quoted as saying the bonus would incentivize people not to work and, in effect, force employers to compete with a $24 minimum wage."

Nationally, regular unemployment covers half your wages, up to a cap of about $450 in regular earnings per week, Heidi Shierholz, former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor, told PolitiFact. So, a person who normally earns $450 would receive $225 in regular unemployment benefits, plus the $600 bonus, or $825 per week — more than their regular pay. That’s about $21 per hour."

Big hike in unemployment checks, but no pay hike for workers

A $600-per-week boost in unemployment benefits, part of the federal government’s $2 trillion stimulus response to the co

www.politifact.com

Minimum wage should be $24.00/hr.

And then you would wonder all confused about how inflation reduced the buying power of that $24 an hour back to around $10 an hour.

Simple:

-Jail all employers that knowingly hire illegal aliens.

-End all Republican worker visa programs.

-Base Federal tax for corporations at 30% of revenue.

-Raise minimum wage to $23.50/hr. Based on where minimum wage should be using 1970-2020 rise in food, shelter, and transportation.

-Eliminate all business subsidies (deductions/write-offs/write-downs) except for employee expenses which are deducted dollar-for-dollar on all city, state, and Federal taxes and fees with the Feds refunding city, State, and fees.

-Companies with unlimited employees; employee expenses above the deduction are subsidized at 100% with funds usually give back to the States.

-Adjust Social Security and private/public retirement and pension payments using 1970-2020 price structure.

-Remove the FICA limit.

-Back down ALL costs, prices, fees, to January 1, 2009 levels and hold them for 15 years which will eliminate inflation.

-Recall ALL off-shore investments tax free, and disallow any further off-shore investments.

-Make inversion illegal.

My plan would reduce business costs for employees and taxes to 30%. That's a 15%-30% drop.

My plan would put BILLIONS into the economy daily.

My plan would put the $100 trillion plus currently owned by corporate America back into the economy.

My plan would end all welfare.

My plan would significantly increase social security and pension payments.

Your plan would ruin the economy and turn us into the late 80's Soviet Union.

You have the economic awareness of a clump of dirt.

How would my plan "ruin the economy?"

Massively increasing wages, while both massively increasing taxes and putting firm price controls will lead to crushing shortages. If I owned a business, and your idea was implemented, I'd shutter my windows immediately.

Massively reducing payments to the States who will make more money from consumer spending.

Was the stimulus and the $600.00 UI bonus intended to create consumer spending? To the individual, yes.
Back to the story, do you think the Essential workers need influx $$$?
I do. While those at home are saving on fuel costs, child care, etc, I assume the working need to be fairly compensated as well. Fair is fair.
That deal for being unemployed is definitely a boon (to them) even in the short term. I could pay rent and my monthly fuel costs with that $600.00 per week deal. Must really make the workers say WTF?

 

[jc456]

Here is another fact check on Lyndsey Graham:

"As the bill neared final approval, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R.-S.C., was widely quoted as saying the bonus would incentivize people not to work and, in effect, force employers to compete with a $24 minimum wage."

Nationally, regular unemployment covers half your wages, up to a cap of about $450 in regular earnings per week, Heidi Shierholz, former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor, told PolitiFact. So, a person who normally earns $450 would receive $225 in regular unemployment benefits, plus the $600 bonus, or $825 per week — more than their regular pay. That’s about $21 per hour."

Big hike in unemployment checks, but no pay hike for workers

A $600-per-week boost in unemployment benefits, part of the federal government’s $2 trillion stimulus response to the co

www.politifact.com

Minimum wage should be $24.00/hr.

And then you would wonder all confused about how inflation reduced the buying power of that $24 an hour back to around $10 an hour.

Simple:

-Jail all employers that knowingly hire illegal aliens.

-End all Republican worker visa programs.

-Base Federal tax for corporations at 30% of revenue.

-Raise minimum wage to $23.50/hr. Based on where minimum wage should be using 1970-2020 rise in food, shelter, and transportation.

-Eliminate all business subsidies (deductions/write-offs/write-downs) except for employee expenses which are deducted dollar-for-dollar on all city, state, and Federal taxes and fees with the Feds refunding city, State, and fees.

-Companies with unlimited employees; employee expenses above the deduction are subsidized at 100% with funds usually give back to the States.

-Adjust Social Security and private/public retirement and pension payments using 1970-2020 price structure.

-Remove the FICA limit.

-Back down ALL costs, prices, fees, to January 1, 2009 levels and hold them for 15 years which will eliminate inflation.

-Recall ALL off-shore investments tax free, and disallow any further off-shore investments.

-Make inversion illegal.

My plan would reduce business costs for employees and taxes to 30%. That's a 15%-30% drop.

My plan would put BILLIONS into the economy daily.

My plan would put the $100 trillion plus currently owned by corporate America back into the economy.

My plan would end all welfare.

My plan would significantly increase social security and pension payments.

Your plan would ruin the economy and turn us into the late 80's Soviet Union.

You have the economic awareness of a clump of dirt.

How would my plan "ruin the economy?"

Massively increasing wages, while both massively increasing taxes and putting firm price controls will lead to crushing shortages. If I owned a business, and your idea was implemented, I'd shutter my windows immediately.

Massively reducing payments to the States who will make more money from consumer spending.

Was the stimulus and the $600.00 UI bonus intended to create consumer spending? To the individual, yes.
Back to the story, do you think the Essential workers need influx $$$?
I do. While those at home are saving on fuel costs, child care, etc, I assume the working need to be fairly compensated as well. Fair is fair.
That deal for being unemployed is definitely a boon (to them)

No it was provided to supplement a paycheck.

 

[okfine]

Here is another fact check on Lyndsey Graham:

"As the bill neared final approval, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R.-S.C., was widely quoted as saying the bonus would incentivize people not to work and, in effect, force employers to compete with a $24 minimum wage."

Nationally, regular unemployment covers half your wages, up to a cap of about $450 in regular earnings per week, Heidi Shierholz, former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor, told PolitiFact. So, a person who normally earns $450 would receive $225 in regular unemployment benefits, plus the $600 bonus, or $825 per week — more than their regular pay. That’s about $21 per hour."

Big hike in unemployment checks, but no pay hike for workers

A $600-per-week boost in unemployment benefits, part of the federal government’s $2 trillion stimulus response to the co

www.politifact.com

Minimum wage should be $24.00/hr.

And then you would wonder all confused about how inflation reduced the buying power of that $24 an hour back to around $10 an hour.

Simple:

-Jail all employers that knowingly hire illegal aliens.

-End all Republican worker visa programs.

-Base Federal tax for corporations at 30% of revenue.

-Raise minimum wage to $23.50/hr. Based on where minimum wage should be using 1970-2020 rise in food, shelter, and transportation.

-Eliminate all business subsidies (deductions/write-offs/write-downs) except for employee expenses which are deducted dollar-for-dollar on all city, state, and Federal taxes and fees with the Feds refunding city, State, and fees.

-Companies with unlimited employees; employee expenses above the deduction are subsidized at 100% with funds usually give back to the States.

-Adjust Social Security and private/public retirement and pension payments using 1970-2020 price structure.

-Remove the FICA limit.

-Back down ALL costs, prices, fees, to January 1, 2009 levels and hold them for 15 years which will eliminate inflation.

-Recall ALL off-shore investments tax free, and disallow any further off-shore investments.

-Make inversion illegal.

My plan would reduce business costs for employees and taxes to 30%. That's a 15%-30% drop.

My plan would put BILLIONS into the economy daily.

My plan would put the $100 trillion plus currently owned by corporate America back into the economy.

My plan would end all welfare.

My plan would significantly increase social security and pension payments.

Your plan would ruin the economy and turn us into the late 80's Soviet Union.

You have the economic awareness of a clump of dirt.

How would my plan "ruin the economy?"

Massively increasing wages, while both massively increasing taxes and putting firm price controls will lead to crushing shortages. If I owned a business, and your idea was implemented, I'd shutter my windows immediately.

Massively reducing payments to the States who will make more money from consumer spending.

Was the stimulus and the $600.00 UI bonus intended to create consumer spending? To the individual, yes.
Back to the story, do you think the Essential workers need influx $$$?
I do. While those at home are saving on fuel costs, child care, etc, I assume the working need to be fairly compensated as well. Fair is fair.
That deal for being unemployed is definitely a boon (to them)

No it was provided to supplement a paycheck.

For not working you get a hug. For working you get zero. Don't distort what the money (influx) is for. But still completely lopsided in it's implementation.

 

[jc456]

Here is another fact check on Lyndsey Graham:

"As the bill neared final approval, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R.-S.C., was widely quoted as saying the bonus would incentivize people not to work and, in effect, force employers to compete with a $24 minimum wage."

Nationally, regular unemployment covers half your wages, up to a cap of about $450 in regular earnings per week, Heidi Shierholz, former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor, told PolitiFact. So, a person who normally earns $450 would receive $225 in regular unemployment benefits, plus the $600 bonus, or $825 per week — more than their regular pay. That’s about $21 per hour."

Big hike in unemployment checks, but no pay hike for workers

A $600-per-week boost in unemployment benefits, part of the federal government’s $2 trillion stimulus response to the co

www.politifact.com

Minimum wage should be $24.00/hr.

And then you would wonder all confused about how inflation reduced the buying power of that $24 an hour back to around $10 an hour.

Simple:

-Jail all employers that knowingly hire illegal aliens.

-End all Republican worker visa programs.

-Base Federal tax for corporations at 30% of revenue.

-Raise minimum wage to $23.50/hr. Based on where minimum wage should be using 1970-2020 rise in food, shelter, and transportation.

-Eliminate all business subsidies (deductions/write-offs/write-downs) except for employee expenses which are deducted dollar-for-dollar on all city, state, and Federal taxes and fees with the Feds refunding city, State, and fees.

-Companies with unlimited employees; employee expenses above the deduction are subsidized at 100% with funds usually give back to the States.

-Adjust Social Security and private/public retirement and pension payments using 1970-2020 price structure.

-Remove the FICA limit.

-Back down ALL costs, prices, fees, to January 1, 2009 levels and hold them for 15 years which will eliminate inflation.

-Recall ALL off-shore investments tax free, and disallow any further off-shore investments.

-Make inversion illegal.

My plan would reduce business costs for employees and taxes to 30%. That's a 15%-30% drop.

My plan would put BILLIONS into the economy daily.

My plan would put the $100 trillion plus currently owned by corporate America back into the economy.

My plan would end all welfare.

My plan would significantly increase social security and pension payments.

Your plan would ruin the economy and turn us into the late 80's Soviet Union.

You have the economic awareness of a clump of dirt.

How would my plan "ruin the economy?"

Massively increasing wages, while both massively increasing taxes and putting firm price controls will lead to crushing shortages. If I owned a business, and your idea was implemented, I'd shutter my windows immediately.

Massively reducing payments to the States who will make more money from consumer spending.

Was the stimulus and the $600.00 UI bonus intended to create consumer spending? To the individual, yes.
Back to the story, do you think the Essential workers need influx $$$?
I do. While those at home are saving on fuel costs, child care, etc, I assume the working need to be fairly compensated as well. Fair is fair.
That deal for being unemployed is definitely a boon (to them)

No it was provided to supplement a paycheck.

For not working you get a hug. For working you get zero. Don't distort what the money (influx) is for. But still completely lopsided in it's implementation.

I'm working. I'm making my money. I will donate or invest any money that they feel I should get. Tomorrow I write a check for 7,000. so I'm down whatever I get.