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A comment on A Long Time Until the Economic New Normal. Parent comment

Re:A Long Time Until the Economic New Normal by gniv on Friday April 10, 2020 @06:57PM (#22838212)
For certain jobs it's better to fire the workers so they can get unemployment benefits, rather than keep them without pay.
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Re:A Long Time Until the Economic New Normal by cjamesd on Friday April 10, 2020 @08:52PM (#22838849)
Fascinating. Do you suppose there are businesses that actually could keep their employees but are just throwing in the towel because their human capital will be easy to obtain after people can go back to work?
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Re:A Long Time Until the Economic New Normal by Jommi on Saturday April 11, 2020 @12:14AM (#22839591)
Oh definitely, and especially now with the unemployment benefits cap being nearly 4kUSD/month the decision is even easier.
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