Could A ‘Drafting Error’ In The Coronavirus Bill Sink America’s Economic Recovery Before It Even Starts?

Townhall.com ^ | March 30, 2020 | Scott Morefield

[edwinland]

One of my employees already received a call fro ma friend of his, suggesting he should boost his income by going on employment.

[CodeToad]

“But just if the employer has work, can they just “walk off”?”

Yes. “I fear for the virus at my work”, is all it takes.

[nevermorelenore]

Pretty much. They can just walk and get unemployment - even with documentation of stealing on the job, about anything. Obama made sure fighting unemployment claims by workers by small business owners ( I’m one of those small businesses ) is basically futile.

[CodeToad]

“an extra 600 bucks for four weeks ? Give me a break.”

No, $600 per week for every week, or $2,400 a month.

A person making $12.50/hour makes $2,000/month. They’ll get on average $280 in unemployment benefits plus the $600 for a total of $880/week, or $3,520/month. That’s $1,520/month more than they make working.

[Codeflier]

Whatever. Enjoy your socialism.

[PGR88]

Another 800 page bill, crammed down the throat of America by the threat of urgency and trickery in the middle of the night, that no one has bothered to read.

And people are attacking Massie? They guy is the ONLY person in Washington actually considering the Constitution or what this really means.

[FreedomNotSafety]

In principle, I agree that this was stupid. In practice, we are going to be a long time in recovering from this. All the Freepers who signed onto this hysteria now need to grapple with the cost. Will the long term weakening of our economy and the surrender of freedom been worth the lives saved? Does it stop here? How many other prog dreams will we help fulfill based on “it saves lives”?

The WW2 analogy is deeply flawed. In that war 415,000 mostly young men were sacrificed to preserve our freedom and the freedoms of our allies. In this war, we are sacrificing our freedom to save lives. At least that is that we are being told.

[Bommer]

Wait till they get the tax bill next year. Wont think it was that great of a deal!

[nevermorelenore]

Where’s the outrage of 88 THOUSAND ( 88,000 ) alcohol-related deaths in US each year. Not seeing us “distance ourselves” from the liquor aisle at Walmart. We should be afraid, very afraid.... crickets

[FreedomNotSafety]

Don’t worry its coming. The standard has been set. We are now to be a safe country not a free country.

[bert]

actually safe is free

[moehoward]

Nonsense. In most states after taxes, the added 600 will be CLOSE to what the previous job paid. Add to that, it’s temporary.

If the question is does unemployment being equal to employment income disincentivize reemployment? The answer might be yes in some cases. This is exactly what many in congress seem to be suggesting. Linsey Graham saying as much while calling out for someone to write the necessary code.

So, as is, worse case is this 600 might delay some rejoining the work force around the time things are assumed to be getting back to normal. Personally, I think smart people realize the good jobs will be snapped up early. You want to squeeze every last unemployment dollar you’ll end up working the drive thru.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Before you try to argue that most people would always choose a ‘permanent’ job, remember that low skilled employers had enough difficulties hiring and keeping people during normal times.

"Low skilled employers?" I know what the writer was trying to say, but don't they have a proofreader?

[Maris Crane]

We keep saying this over and over at our house...

FOUR MONTHS

You could survive many things by seeing the light at the end of...…..

It’s temporary.

[pgyanke]

actually safe is free

"If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom."

-- Dwight D. Eisenhower

[pgyanke]

"The desire to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it."

-- H L Mencken

[Kickass Conservative]

Yep, imagine a Presidential Veto being reversed by a Unanimous Vote in the House and Senate.

That would be the end of that President.

[pgyanke]

"We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty or profusion and servitude. If we run into such debt, as that we must be taxed in our meat and in our drink, in our necessaries and our comforts, in our labors and our amusements, for our calling and our creeds . . . we [will] have no time to think, no means of calling our miss-managers to account but be glad to obtain subsistence by hiring ourselves to rivet their chains on the necks of our fellow-sufferers. And this is the tendency of all human governments. A departure from principle in one instance becomes a precedent . . . till the bulk of society is reduced to be mere automatons of misery. And the fore-horse of this frightful team is public debt. taxation follows that, and in its train wretchedness and oppression."

-- Thomas Jefferson On Taxes and Debt

[Alberta's Child]

All the Freepers who signed onto this hysteria now need to grapple with the cost.

That's exactly right. I hope FreeRepublic survives this, because a whole lot of regular contributors here really exposed their passionate attachment to "liberty and freedom" as a fraud.

[foxfield]

That’s $1,520/month more than they make working.

That's enough to buy a few rifles and lots of ammo.