Re:U.S. inflation rate rises to 13-year high of 5.4%
by bumby on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @11:35AM
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>I absolutely believe that if given the choice of getting over $1200/month on unemployment versus making the same but working, most people would choose not working. That seems so intuitive to me.
This seems to be a rational choice to me as well if you define work as "shit I don't want to be doing". If you were paid $1200 a week for playing with puppies, you probably wouldn't mind going back.
I think what the OP was alluding to was that it caused people to evaluate the nature of work. I'm not saying it's a purely rational decision, but probably a largely emotional one. When your norm is working a miserable job and you are given a reprieve from it, emotionally it may be that much harder to return.
What are the options for minimum/lower wage workers? They still need money for food and shelter.
The ability for low wage workers to decide "this job is not worth it" was only made possible by the increased government unemployment benefit and stimulus.
I absolutely believe that if given the choice of getting over $1200/month on unemployment versus making the same but working, most people would choose not working. That seems so intuitive to me.