Posted on 08/08/2020 9:00:37 PM PDT by 11th_VA
Millions of unemployed Washington residents could see $400 a week more in their weekly unemployment payments possibly by the end of the month thanks to the executive order President Donald Trump signed Saturday.
Trump said the money should be available in a very rapid fashion.
The states Employment Security Department has previously said it could two weeks to implement a new flat benefit.
The effort requires changing programming to the new amount, and then recalculating monetary benefits for every claimant to allocate those moneys to their account, ESD Commissoner Suzi LeVine told the states congressional delegation recently in a recent memo ...
Its likely that anyone now receiving regular state unemployment benefits or benefits under the new federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program would be eligible for the additional payment. PUA was created in March to provide aid to those who do not qualify for regular state programs, such as independent contractors or gig workers.
Trumps order would partly revive a benefit the nations unemployed workers had received from late March until late July. He announced his plan at a news conference at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club, saying that states would pay 25% of the cost of the new unemployment benefit. The federal government, which had paid for the entire $600 benefit, would pay the rest.
Trump said states would be asked to be using existing funding, such as the tens of millions of dollars available to them through the coronavirus relief fund.
Trump was asked which governors had said they would agree to this plan.
If they dont they dont...Thats going to be their problem. I dont think their people would be too happy. They have the money, he said...
(Excerpt) Read more at thenewstribune.com ...
Pay $100 and get back $300...
Still, a no-brainer.
Heck, there’s likely unspent money from the last covid bill for this- and more.
Whatever happened to the $1200 per adult? I haven’t heard that mentioned in a while.
My apologies, you stated it correctly.
Fun part is how Trump boxed the Libtards into a deal for Corona.
States can 25% of the $400 for their citizens and if they want to increase those benefits to Oh, I dont know, ($600) then the Feds will cover 75% of that.
They cant say no to $400 and maybe not $600 and litigating the whole thing is a No Va
So, they lost again and Team Trump gets to crow about it til Nov 3 and again in January when he extends it further....
Totally agree THAT 1200 needs to go to those that have WORK through this
Trump needs the Congress to authorize the $1200.
There are no existing laws to allow him to spend it.
Dems refuse to allow it unless their other demands are met.
Media is working hard to cover up that for the Dems so it’s not mentioned much.
Not unless the 1200 goes to those of us that have WORKED through this
” litigating the whole thing is a No “
I disagree.
Dems can easily find a “Republican” judge that the Dems forced upon a Republican President with their “Blue slip” privilege.
The media will be able to trumpet an injunction from such a Democrat judge (to the average uninformed person) as “bipartisan”. So I expect that.
Who would think it when the national debt is over $22 Trillion,unfunded liabilities will dry out within ten years and presently FedGov is broke and bringing in a trickle as states are dead broke.
I get it,POTUS Trump plays the best card available but I still don't have to like it.
Nope
Yer not seeing the genius part.
This is tic tac toe stuff
Even if a judge TRO’s this the dems will be put in the positin of helping mothers and children desperate for food and school clothes and Trump will say:
“I dunno. I thought we put together a very good deal to give immediate relief. A fine deal. Really help. Really help desperate people.
I think we should move forward with this plan. It’s pretty much what you want and more importantly it’s what people need/want.
Whaddyuh say? We should help them right now. Okay. Okay?”
The dems are screwed.
They were screaming about their porkulus bill and maybe some relief for the unemployed and now they are forced to go along with their plan and drop the rest.
You know, for mothers and children...
I wish too but, whatever.
Let’s win
IMO you’re ignoring the media’s impact in this.
If a “Republican” judge- as defined by the media- injuncts this, then the media ‘can’ struggle to make Trump *look ineffective*. And make it look his fault for not going along with the Dem demands to get the money to people instead.
I’m sure just this narrative has been worked out already.
We’ll see soon.
Of course Trump will fight back, and he has a record of winning against the media.
But this is how I see it going instead.
The 400.00 would come from the feds then there is also state unemployment on top of the $400.00 from the feds!!
Ends 12/6. Only enough money to get into October.
Washington is among the most generous states, along with Massachusetts at $518.
.......generous......
Good lord these asshats are kind to themselves.
Its because wages are higher because its so Fn expensive to live here.
Haven’t examined the legalities, and probably never will.
From remarks of personalities...
“Chad Pergram
@ChadPergram
$400 in jobless aid authorized by Trump coming from FEMAs Disaster Relief Fund (known as DuRF). Nearly $80 billion of that isnt spent. But Congress didnt authorize a reprogramming of that money from FEMA. This is why there are Constititional questions about the move “
I expect a legal fight.
Of course if there was even a sliver of difference between the Dems and the media it would be just as you say.
Hopefully Appeals courts are balanced enough now that Trump can quickly win in the courts too.
Not sure of your point.
Has someone calculated that the available funds will all be spent in October?
I expect employment to improve- so maybe not.
Anyway, I expect Congressional action meantime.
LOL
that is why he has not cancelled his Disaster Declarations and even issued storm/covid declarations like the various givernors asked.
So, he is not redirecting. He is spending money on the covid disaster...
Winning
And even if they could prevail on that issue:
They still have to deal with Mommies and Starving Children crying into a camera.
Not good. Not good at all. Maybe they will do the right thing. These people need help....we’ll see
And the court thing?
This Vietnam baby and Trump is going to win asymmetrically through the news.
How hard can it be to reprogram a system to pay out $400 payments to a group of people who had been getting $600?
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