“Tired of looking like the captain of a sinking ship, Gov. Ron DeSantis has called for an investigation into the state’s disastrous unemployment system.
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Really, though, we already know why the system stinks: Because when Rick Scott and GOP legislators reworked the system in 2011, they wanted to stiff laid-off workers out of benefits, so businesses could pay lower taxes.
And everyone who has been in charge since — including DeSantis, whose administration was told by auditors that the system was a mess more than a year ago — was fine with that mess until now, when Floridians demanded accountability.”
Florida Republicans’ goal was to make applying for unemployment (called ‘re-employment’ by the Orwellian right) as difficult as possible, where applicants would simply give up pursuing their claim.
This is yet another example of Republicans incapable of sound, responsible governance, and that Republicans have no business holding elected office.
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Really, though, we already know why the system stinks: Because when Rick Scott and GOP legislators reworked the system in 2011, they wanted to stiff laid-off workers out of benefits, so businesses could pay lower taxes.
And everyone who has been in charge since — including DeSantis, whose administration was told by auditors that the system was a mess more than a year ago — was fine with that mess until now, when Floridians demanded accountability.”
Q&A: Why is Florida’s unemployment such a disaster? Because it was meant to be. | Commentary
Tired of looking like the captain of a sinking ship, Gov. Ron DeSantis has called for an investigation into the state’s disastrous unemployment system. The probe will attempt to figure out wh…
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Florida Republicans’ goal was to make applying for unemployment (called ‘re-employment’ by the Orwellian right) as difficult as possible, where applicants would simply give up pursuing their claim.
This is yet another example of Republicans incapable of sound, responsible governance, and that Republicans have no business holding elected office.