Re:US weekly jobless claims jump by 6.6M
by rrtthu on Thursday April 09, 2020 @09:26AM
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Part of the stimulus is ensuring that unemployed people will get enough cash to live by. They increased the allowance by 600USD per week.
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Re:US weekly jobless claims jump by 6.6M
by techdevangelist on Thursday April 09, 2020 @09:43AM
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I don’t think any states are paying that extra 600/week out yet, where I’m at they are still recoding for it and expecting several more weeks. It’ll be back dated but still, and with the numbers of claims I’m wondering how much capital they really have for it.
Re:US weekly jobless claims jump by 6.6M
by mrfusion on Thursday April 09, 2020 @09:48AM
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Questions I can’t find answers to:
How does this actually work? Do the states manage the extra 600? Will it just appear one day for people on unemployment?
What if your state has stricter unemployment rules than the stimulus bill? You’d be eligible for the 600 but not able to get it?
Re:US weekly jobless claims jump by 6.6M
by techntoke on Thursday April 09, 2020 @09:36AM
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That's really not that much. Won't pay for a 1 bedroom apartment in San Francisco, especially after gas and groceries.
Re:US weekly jobless claims jump by 6.6M
by _curious_ on Thursday April 09, 2020 @10:26AM
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Maybe SF is not a tenable place to live anymore for ___%?
Maybe they will be inconvenienced by forced relocation?
Maybe no-one is entitled to continue living today the way they did yesterday?
Re:US weekly jobless claims jump by 6.6M
by ModernMech on Thursday April 09, 2020 @11:04AM
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Maybe some people can neither afford to move nor live in their apartment and will end up homeless. The people having the hardest time living in SF are the people we now call "essential workers" and "heroes" for doing the jobs we all depend on to survive. What exactly do you think happens to the city of San Francisco when all the "essential workers" are forced to move away or are homeless?
Re:US weekly jobless claims jump by 6.6M
by _curious_ on Thursday April 09, 2020 @11:42AM
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"What exactly do you think happens to the city of San Francisco when all the "essential workers" are forced to move away or are homeless?" It implodes!?