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A reminder that Trump's stunt is lowering people's checks by hundreds of dollars a week as he and the GOP block federal help for the unemployed.
‘Can’t possibly be serious’: Trump’s bid to shore up jobless aid falls short
As always, all sizzle and no steak. Treating people's lives like a TV show is incredibly cruel.
Time to quit playing games and stop blocking the Dems' Heroes Act (passed by the House three months ago).
‘Can’t possibly be serious’: Trump’s bid to shore up jobless aid falls short
Tens of millions of jobless Americans are unlikely to see their weekly unemployment checks grow anytime soon — despite President Donald Trump’s executive action promising an extra $400 a week.
The president’s order depends on already cash-poor states being able to create and implement a new system and fund one-fourth of the aid, which for many governors would be a difficult if not impossible task.
It also would draw from a limited pool of funding, meaning enhanced benefits might only last a few weeks once the program is up and running. And it imposes a minimum benefit requirement, which could render some low-wage and gig workers ineligible.
"I honestly think this can’t possibly be serious,” said Michele Evermore, a senior policy analyst with the liberal-leaning National Employment Law Project. “The White House must have released this thinking that this is just a negotiating tactic because it really is an empty promise.”
As always, all sizzle and no steak. Treating people's lives like a TV show is incredibly cruel.
Time to quit playing games and stop blocking the Dems' Heroes Act (passed by the House three months ago).