Several states cancel unemployment benefits boost

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who cares? It's not like the benefits boost was going to last forever anyway. There are tons of jobs and people need to get back to work.

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Yep.

[Anonymous]

And yet still no one talks about the supply side of the equation.

The 2 themes I hear a lot:
1. Low wage employees work very hard and are not paid enough for the value of what they produce
2. Free money/mass unemployment will have zero effect on inflation so we don’t have to worry

How can these both be true?
Chipotle as a case in point. Businesses are literally competing against “free money.” Their choice: either ask the remaining employees to pull even more extra weight (and get burned out) or hire new employees at a rate that competes with sitting at home thanks to Uncle Sam. Your burrito bowl now costs 18 dollars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And yet still no one talks about the supply side of the equation.

The 2 themes I hear a lot:
1. Low wage employees work very hard and are not paid enough for the value of what they produce
2. Free money/mass unemployment will have zero effect on inflation so we don’t have to worry

How can these both be true?
Chipotle as a case in point. Businesses are literally competing against “free money.” Their choice: either ask the remaining employees to pull even more extra weight (and get burned out) or hire new employees at a rate that competes with sitting at home thanks to Uncle Sam. Your burrito bowl now costs 18 dollars.

That's a false equivalence.

Because guess what? Chipotle has now decided they can afford to pay employees $15/hr. So I guess they can pay more without charging outlandish prices.

Secondly, why is it never a concern that paying a CEO $24 million a year will cost you a $18 burrito bowl?

[Anonymous]

Not sure who those people are who are still collecting it. We were asked to return to work in June, which we did, and most of us didn't get any benefits once we made certain amount of money. The few who didn't return to work, where reported to unemployment.
I think most people simply got out of their line of work and went on to do something different. Good time to try to find a better paying job or in my case, a job that is tad bit easier and more respected.
I went back to school, and even though my boss would like to have me back, the pandemic year was a good year to change careers. I hope more retail and restaurant workers are able to make a switch to something better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure who those people are who are still collecting it. We were asked to return to work in June, which we did, and most of us didn't get any benefits once we made certain amount of money. The few who didn't return to work, where reported to unemployment.
I think most people simply got out of their line of work and went on to do something different. Good time to try to find a better paying job or in my case, a job that is tad bit easier and more respected.
I went back to school, and even though my boss would like to have me back, the pandemic year was a good year to change careers. I hope more retail and restaurant workers are able to make a switch to something better.

Good for you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure who those people are who are still collecting it. We were asked to return to work in June, which we did, and most of us didn't get any benefits once we made certain amount of money. The few who didn't return to work, where reported to unemployment.
I think most people simply got out of their line of work and went on to do something different. Good time to try to find a better paying job or in my case, a job that is tad bit easier and more respected.
I went back to school, and even though my boss would like to have me back, the pandemic year was a good year to change careers. I hope more retail and restaurant workers are able to make a switch to something better.

The rules for collecting are still more lax. You can say you have childcare issues or don’t feel safe. Eventually that will end. But I was a school sub before Covid and have been on unemployment this whole time. My children are in virtual school so I can’t work. I will collect as long as I can.

[Anonymous]

Effective July 3, Marylanders will no longer be eligible for the $300.00, federal unemployment supplement.

https://htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/files/letter-from-governor-hogan-to-secretary-walsh-1622581124.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Effective July 3, Marylanders will no longer be eligible for the $300.00, federal unemployment supplement.

https://htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/files/letter-from-governor-hogan-to-secretary-walsh-1622581124.pdf

Eastern Shore business owners probably were ready to riot ahead of the busy summer months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Effective July 3, Marylanders will no longer be eligible for the $300.00, federal unemployment supplement.

https://htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/files/letter-from-governor-hogan-to-secretary-walsh-1622581124.pdf

Yup! Just received the email. At the end of the day, he’s still a Republican.

[Anonymous]

Today is a great day for personal accountability in the DMV. Soon, thousands of moochers in Maryland will learn the value of work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And yet still no one talks about the supply side of the equation.

The 2 themes I hear a lot:
1. Low wage employees work very hard and are not paid enough for the value of what they produce
2. Free money/mass unemployment will have zero effect on inflation so we don’t have to worry

How can these both be true?
Chipotle as a case in point. Businesses are literally competing against “free money.” Their choice: either ask the remaining employees to pull even more extra weight (and get burned out) or hire new employees at a rate that competes with sitting at home thanks to Uncle Sam. Your burrito bowl now costs 18 dollars.

or, chipotle owners cut their millions in profits to avoid huge price increases.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Today is a great day for personal accountability in the DMV. Soon, thousands of moochers in Maryland will learn the value of work.

It's literally the tax dollars of people who lost their jobs.

Does it make you feel any better to know that more children will be starving July 4? Happy birthday, America.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today is a great day for personal accountability in the DMV. Soon, thousands of moochers in Maryland will learn the value of work.

It's literally the tax dollars of people who lost their jobs.

Does it make you feel any better to know that more children will be starving July 4? Happy birthday, America.

People with children are the ones who less standing to complain - they're getting the $300/pc payments starting in July.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today is a great day for personal accountability in the DMV. Soon, thousands of moochers in Maryland will learn the value of work.

It's literally the tax dollars of people who lost their jobs.

Does it make you feel any better to know that more children will be starving July 4? Happy birthday, America.

It totally ruined my July 4. To the poster about moochers, I have been working since 2005 with no employment gaps and receiving UI for the first time since April. How does this make me a moocher? I have paid my taxes all this time. You try surviving on $1200 a month in Montgomery County! That’s with no federal assistance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today is a great day for personal accountability in the DMV. Soon, thousands of moochers in Maryland will learn the value of work.

It's literally the tax dollars of people who lost their jobs.

Does it make you feel any better to know that more children will be starving July 4? Happy birthday, America.

It totally ruined my July 4. To the poster about moochers, I have been working since 2005 with no employment gaps and receiving UI for the first time since April. How does this make me a moocher? I have paid my taxes all this time. You try surviving on $1200 a month in Montgomery County! That’s with no federal assistance.

Most people on unemployment are probably earning more on unemployment. I can't fathom a sensible fiscal policy that pays people more to not work.