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Originally Posted by woodywouldpekher
Your team (aka the losing team) started the game by paying people $600/week not to work
When the new team (aka the winning team) took the field it went down to $300/week not to work.
Colin Kaepernick sucked then and still does today.
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Selective memory Woody?
Republicans never wanted to extend the $600.
It was meant to be a short-term emergency solution.
It was passed by congress, who holds the majority?
Libby news link provided for you:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...yment-benefit/
That extra $600 in aid — sometimes called “enhanced unemployment” or “the unemployment bonus” — has become a major sticking point in negotiations about another big aid package. Congress put the extra $600 in place in late March. Lawmakers have known for months that it would expire at the end of July. Democrats want to extend it through the end of the year. Republicans initially proposed reducing it to $200, although the White House has recently signaled that it would agree to a $400 weekly payment.
This recession is already deep. If Congress fails to act, a lot of damage could be permanent.
Republicans say $600 is so high that people are opting to stay home and collect unemployment instead of going back to work. Democrats say that there aren’t nearly enough jobs for everyone who is unemployed and that it’s better to keep families out of poverty and boost the economy by providing plenty of financial support.