Federal Unemployment set to expire July 31? (2 Viewers)

that portion of unemployment filing has been deferred since the beginning of Covid. Typically, you are correct but disasters have different eligibility rules.
Not only that, but even with no employment/income history, you could still qualify for half your state's average unemployment plus the 600 from federal.
 
Not only that, but even with no employment/income history, you could still qualify for half your state's average unemployment plus the 600 from federal.

Not true. At least not in Virginia. My wife has no job and has applied at least twice and rejected both times for reasons I didn't understand.
 
Not true. At least not in Virginia. My wife has no job and has applied at least twice and rejected both times for reasons I didn't understand.
Well, I said "could." Every situation is different. I'm going by personal experience with the state of LA and an email they sent quoting the CAREs act.
 
Well, I said "could." Every situation is different. I'm going by personal experience with the state of LA and an email they sent quoting the CAREs act.

Apparently, my kids have worked less than my wife and they're getting it. Well, one of them qualified and never got any payments. The UI system here is fubar.
 
A bunch of you have convinced me. When my six figure job with 4 weeks of vacation. 5 personal days, dental, vision, and health care that costs $220 per month for 100% coverage lays me off for a week next month, I'll apply for a minimum wage job with no benefits that won't even schedule me 40 hours per week because I'd hate to offend people by applying for the unemployment protection for which I've been paying for over 30 years.

I see clowns like Elon Musk crying on Twitter because he doesn't want unemployment benefits extended but he, this very year, took millions of dollars from the government.

Taking money from the government, classy when rich people do it, trashy for the rest of us.
 
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I delivered pizza in college. Everyone who ordered pizza literally asked me to risk my life to drive pizza to their homes. Auto accidents happen all the time. Armed robberies happen all the time. I chose to do that job. I also chose to be a safe driver to minimize my risk of death or injury, and to be alert for suspicious cars and people who might want to rob me. It paid off on several occasions.



a little off topic, but i also delivered pizza in college, at LSU.. it was actually one of the best jobs ive ever had, just driving around in your car all night blasting music, getting decent wages and tips for a college student and all the free pizza and soda you could stuff down your craw... But man, i look back now and dont know what i was thinking- we delivered to some very shady neighborhoods in Baton Rouge, til the early morning hours, and the murder rate in BR back then rivaled NOLA’s (it may still , I’m not sure).. but I guess that’s the “advantage” of being 18/19 years old and feeling bulletproof.
 
A bunch of you have convinced me. When my six figure job with 4 weeks of vacation. 5 personal days, dental, vision, and health care that costs $220 per month for 100% coverage lays me off for a week next month, I'll apply for a minimum wage job with no benefits that won't even schedule me 40 hours per week because I'd hate to offend conservatives by applying for the unemployment protection for which I've been paying for over 30 years.

I see clowns like Elon Musk crying on Twitter because he doesn't want unemployment benefits extended but he, this very year, took millions of dollars from the government.

Taking money from the government, classy when rich people do it, trashy for the rest of us.

Clearly, they don't want to pay people a living wage. Can't have people making too much money for working at McDonald's for $600/week. No company pays that for entry level positions, when they really should. Minimum wage has barely increased over the last 30 years, yet the cost of living continues to go up. Makes no sense.
 
Clearly, they don't want to pay people a living wage. Can't have people making too much money for working at McDonald's for $600/week. No company pays that for entry level positions, when they really should. Minimum wage has barely increased over the last 30 years, yet the cost of living continues to go up. Makes no sense.

Exactly. They're keen on making it clear that they won't help people get through a pandemic without these people desperately trying to get jobs that don't pay them enough to live or offer stability in the first place (entry level, min wage stuff). America is the hard headed kid who refuses to listen and throws tantrums when they hurt themselves for not listening.
 
Apparently, my kids have worked less than my wife and they're getting it. Well, one of them qualified and never got any payments. The UI system here is fubar.
That's a shame.

And, for the record, I'm not judging anyone. Just relaying what I've experienced/learned from seeing the process in LA.
 
a little off topic, but i also delivered pizza in college, at LSU.. it was actually one of the best jobs ive ever had, just driving around in your car all night blasting music, getting decent wages and tips for a college student and all the free pizza and soda you could stuff down your craw... But man, i look back now and dont know what i was thinking- we delivered to some very shady neighborhoods in Baton Rouge, til the early morning hours, and the murder rate in BR back then rivaled NOLA’s (it may still , I’m not sure).. but I guess that’s the “advantage” of being 18/19 years old and feeling bulletproof.

The tips each night had me living like a king at The Duck/ATII/friar tucks 😁( I did for Godfathers Pizza).
 
I would say it's their right to not work if they don't feel safe.

I would then expect rising prices driven by farmers needing to increase wages to tempt people into working - or from food shortages because of a lack of production.

At some point, if we follow this to its logical and extreme end, people will have to choose between starvation and risking catching a virus by leaving their house. Many have already started trying to grow food though - that's a potential alternative, but most people are 100% dependent on agriculture.

While local governments have "allowed" essential jobs like agriculture to continue, when do we consider forcing them to continue if they've stopped - and how do we enforce that?
Nothing has to stop if people would just wear masks and stop touching everything.
 

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