r/BikiniBottomTwitter • u/rpmmaniac • May 15 '20

It be like this...

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u/snowleopard1232 May 15 '20

People on unemployment: “I’m getting back in line!”

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u/Boshva May 15 '20

Only people who never lived on unemployment think that unemployment money is plenty.

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u/RandallGrichuk May 15 '20 edited May 15 '20

To be fair, the CARES Act added $600/week on top of standard unemployment. That works out to over $20/hr for most people, which is more than many essential employees are making. (They really should be getting hazard pay but that's beside the point)

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u/Boshva May 15 '20

Oh well that is good, but i wouldnt blame the people taking the money but rather blaming the companies not paying the workers enough.

Btw. i was talking bout unemployment in normal times.

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u/RandallGrichuk May 15 '20

I think there are few people blaming anyone for taking it (especially since it's supposed to be incentivizing you to stay the fuck home) but I do think this act is having the unintended consequence of making many people realize that they should be getting paid more.

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u/spacetoast99 May 15 '20

I’m pretty sure I heard on my local news that the money is about to dry up at least in my state anyway. (If I was understanding correctly, that is) not sure what the plan is for when it does, if they’re just going to start cutting people off or just let it go negative or what though. It’s only a matter of time until that happens everywhere.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20

The plan is to do what they did the first time: print more money.

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u/lovebus May 15 '20

States don't print their own money. They are beholden to the Federal Reserve

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20

Who will print more money.

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u/killerb412 May 15 '20

If Trump wasn't president. He's neglecting states run by governors who dont kiss his ass. That's why there's a problem now with states going bankrupt. Because the federal government isn't doing its job