Under FEMA disaster aid rules, there is a section where people who are affected by a disaster, are eligible for unemployment benefits - seems Trump was advised of this rule and ran with it. The law reads 25% state contribution, 75% Federal - hence $100 + $300.
Nancy and the Rats want $600 - this may play itself out to a compromise of $500. The art of the deal.
It will put additional pressure on RAT state budgets and consequently pressure on those governors to reopen and STAY reopened.
How can it be a disaster when it was primarily self-inflicted? Sounds like once again, we're rewarding incompetence.
Trump is a genius. He just reduced the Fed pandemic contribution from 600 wk to 300. Ohio is taking the 300 option without adding the state 100. Every state should do this. Then Cuomo can’t continue to state NY can’t afford this. Because the state doesn’t have to put up their own money.
“The art of the deal”....I think this is the key to this EO, and why Im so annoyed by the constitutional hand wringers such as we find over at National Review . Im not for hand outs, but I’m also not for being told I can’t work anymore by the state. As far as I’m concerned, Im owed a hell of a lot more money than $600 bucks a week after being told I can no longer continue at my 6-figure job because #covid. And if congress wants to play games with the livelihoods of the American people who have been forced out of their jobs by the state’s “infinite wisdom” then I am for anything that brings these schleps in DC back to the table. That is precisely what this EO does and why he did it. It was brilliant. And I’m betting legitimate legislation will be passed before the first check comes via this EO.
In chess it’s not the move that threatens, it’s the threat of the move.