Bezos donates $100M each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef Jose Andres

Re:Bezos donates $100M each to CNN contributor Van Jones and... by whymauri on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:30PM (#27910951)

I'm sorry to inform you that in many states, like Florida, the unemployment infrastructure is purposefully built to avoid paying unemployment. You're talking about something that for millions of Americans is a pie-in-the-sky hypothetical thanks to their state legislature.

By purposefully built, I literally mean that the unemployment web services infrastructure was designed to fail at scale. Not to mention dark pattern roadblocks, insane eligibility requirements, and authorized self-sabotage.

[0] https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/0...

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Re:Bezos donates $100M each to CNN contributor Van Jones and... by pb7 on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:37PM (#27911045)

That's a product of the leadership elected by the people of Florida.

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Re:Bezos donates $100M each to CNN contributor Van Jones and... by whymauri on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:44PM (#27911122)

Which is a product of the design of government in the country, so no: it doesn't get to be ignored when comparing the reality of COVID relief in the US compared to other countries.

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Re:Bezos donates $100M each to CNN contributor Van Jones and... by pb7 on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:52PM (#27911227)

The design works just fine for states that look out for the wellbeing of their populace. No point in discussing COVID relief in states that don't believe in the dangers of COVID.

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