I understood the $1200 last time and understood that it would take too long to assess who didn’t need the money so they gave it to everyone.
But this is insane. No one earning less than $50,000 a year will ever want to work and will lose whatever work ethic they had. The damage will be lasting.
These economic illiterates will also be shocked when the cost of literally everything rises to meet the new minimum wage levels.
I agree up to a point. I think one solution is to reduce that $600 extra unemployment pay $100 every week for the next 6 weeks so the recipients can feel the pain of being broke slow until it dawns on them they need to get their work ethic out of the closet, shake the dust off it, and get back to work if they can. Let the normal amount of pay continue for the full 6 months but after that 6 weeks; they need to provide proof they are looking. As I understand it they don't have to prove it now.
Realistically it's different in different states so adjust this accordingly. For instance we know NYC is worse than Wyoming so they may need extra pay for a little longer but still reduce; just slower like $50 a week instead of $100.