Posted on 03/25/2020 12:01:10 PM PDT by jazusamo
Three Republican senators are warning that they will oppose the $2 trillion coronavirus response package unless a “massive drafting error” in the legislation, that they say will create an incentive for employers to lay off employees, is fixed.
Fox News is told the concern is that the current version could pay workers more in unemployment benefits than they're currently making, by sticking a $600 per week payment on top of ordinary benefits that are calculated as a percentage of income. This could disrupt the labor market further, the lawmakers warn.
"A massive drafting error in the current version of the coronavirus relief legislation could have devastating consequences: Unless this bill is fixed, there is a strong incentive for employees to be laid off instead of going to work. This isn’t an abstract, philosophical point -- it’s an immediate, real-world problem,” Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Ben Sasse, R-Neb., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in a statement.
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He said that they are working on an amendment to fix the problem that would mean that the maximum unemployment benefit is 100 percent of someone’s salary,...
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I’m with you on that
It is ONLY for 4 months give them the damn thing, let’s not lose the house over it!!!
“That’s still a hell of a lot more than $450 a week, isn’t it?”
I know. So, what was your point?
“Assuming that $450 a week would get you max payment. I don’t know what the actual number is.”
Assuming that everyone gets $1 million a week, there will be a lot of very happy people!
I don't know if this is that bad but otherwise ... yes, they don't know when to shoot and when to hold fire.
Dems can't meme, Pubbies can't see a trap no matter how many times they step in one.
especially when you are talking about money from a 2 TRILLION DOLLAR package...unbelievable...political ignorance.
That would still be a pay cut for a lot of Americans.
When I was 19 and working in a supermarket my average work week was 50 hours a week.
That is fairly common for a big percentage of hourly workers.
After getting off a the supermarket I had a 20 hour a week job waiting tables.
You are the troll.
“You are the troll.”
The truth troll!
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