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Are unemployment benefits creating an incentive not to work?
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Supporters of the benefits argue they're needed to help individuals and families stay afloat during an ongoing pandemic. Some say the problem might be that wages are too low, no...
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Supporters of the benefits argue they're needed to help individuals and families stay afloat during an ongoing pandemic. Some say the problem might be that wages are too low, not that the benefits are too high.
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Yes, It's even difficult to find people to remodel or repair homes.
ReplyToo many businesses are finding it difficult to hire employees. Allowing more illegals into the country to fill the employee gap is NOT the answer..
ReplyI've heard people actually say, "I'm not going back to work when I can make more money sitting at home."
ReplyTo many people are bringing more in on unemployment then they were in their paychecks or for some it's about the same as they were making when working but on unemployment the benefit is they get to stay home for the same amount of money and for some they gained the benefit of no daycare costs.
ReplyYes, but this is not as bad as what it sounds like. Unemployment benefits can help with frictional unemployment. In addition, it can allievate cyclical unemployment social costs that increase with joblessness, like crime, discouraged workers leaving the labor force, family health etc.
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