In spite of clear economic indications that being forced to compete with what amounts to free government money is killing small to medium businesses badly in need of employees, the Biden Harris regime has capitulated to the demands of the willfully jobless multitudes and decided to further the ongoing destruction of the American economy. According to CNN, the states which terminated their extended unemployment benefits after the expiration of the COVID19 panic-induced lockdown “can restart the programs, but there may be a break in payments for some laid-off Americans, the Biden administration said Monday.”
The unemployment handouts were increased by $300 and extended to freelancers, the self-employed, and independent contractors as well. However, due to massive shortages in personnel, 26 states terminated the unemployment benefits of the COVID19 “American Rescue Plan” rammed through Congress by the Democrats in March 2020 as recently as May 2021 ahead of the September expiration date.
Newsweek reported,
“Businesses have cited the extra $300 as a reason they are struggling to hire. An analysis by Bank of America economists found that people who had earned up to $32,000 in their previous jobs can receive as much or more income from jobless aid. Some unemployed people say the extra benefit allows them to take more time to look for work, which can make hiring harder.”
The Wall Street Journal‘s Editorial Board seemed to agree calling it “The Great American Labor Shortage” in June when they wrote,
“The Biden Administration chalks up the slow jobs rebound to lack of child care or fear of Covid. But Covid has been subsiding fast due to vaccines. Far more schools were open in April than in December, so more parents should also be able to return to work.
Yet hires in April were lower in many industries including retail, manufacturing and construction than they were in December when the $300 federal jobless bonus wasn’t available. Employers have lowered hiring standards and offered signing bonuses. Some are even paying applicants merely to show up for interviews.
Most teenagers don’t qualify for unemployment benefits due to short or nonexistent work histories, but they are profiting from the tight labor market that has employers bidding up wages for low-skilled jobs. Teen unemployment is the lowest since 1953. About 40% of the newly employed workers in April and May were ages 16 to 19.
The labor shortage should ease in the fall once the Nancy Pelosi-Joe Biden $300 unemployment bonus expires. But even before the pandemic, businesses complained about a shortage of skilled manufacturing and tech workers, which is undercutting U.S. competitiveness.”
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According to The GOP Newsfeed, “Some states, like Arizona are even including an incentive for their residents to return to the workforce. Governor Doug Ducey announced that the Grand Canyon State would stop paying the additional $300 in July, but hang onto the programs that made gig workers and the self-employed eligible for assistance and provide extra weeks of aid to those who need it (Which is why they aren’t state #13 on the list). This makes at least some sense though given Arizona’s Right to Work legal framework which has fostered a booming gig economy.”
But for some people, it just isn’t enough. For some people… it never will be. They just don’t want to work anymore it seems.
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As the polarization of the nation reaches a fever pitch, the unemployed who are unwilling to rejoin the workforce are taking to the courts, supported and bankrolled by leftist attorneys and special interest groups, just as bent on maligning the Republican Governments in the states as they are to “help” people.
MotleyFool.com reports,
“Jobless workers in some states have refused to take that news lying down. In fact, workers have filed lawsuits calling for their boosted benefits to be reinstated in:
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Texas
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
And now, the Biden administration has announced that states that ended boosted benefits ahead of schedule can, in fact, restart those programs.
That said, there may be a gap in payments for some people without jobs. If the date of the termination of those boosted benefits has already passed, which is the case in many states, then those states may need to enter into a new agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor. And until that happens, boosted benefits can’t be paid.”
Those pressing lawsuits against their states may seek to compel their governments to seek out new agreements with the Dept. of Labor to facilitate the largesse of the Biden-Harris regime. In conjunction with Biden’s unilateral extension of the eviction moratorium in defiance of the Supreme Court, the consequences for the economy could be absolutely disastrous, Even more so if as rumors suggest, the Democrat-Socialists impose a new lockdown or a vaccination mandate.
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