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stopbush

(24,393 posts)
6. I don't know any unemployed person who is "enjoying themselves"
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 03:53 PM
Jun 2020

while their coworkers still have jobs. They know that UI benefits are a temporary band aid, and not a replacement for a steady job.

At present, the $600 Fed benefit is set to end July 31. If nothing is done by Congress, the unemployed will have only their state benefits, which are often less than 50% of their previous gross salary, and which are only extended 13 weeks at a time.

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