At Least 21 States Dropping $300-A-Week Federal Unemployment Benefits

“We have flooded the zone with checks that I’m sure everybody loves to get, and also enhanced unemployment,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell

last week. “And what I hear from business people, hospitals, educators, everybody across the state all week is, regretfully, it’s actually more lucrative for many Kentuckians and Americans to not work than work."$387. That's how much the average American receives from their state in weekly unemployment payments, according to the

, which rises to $687 with the federal boost. Based on a 40-hour workweek, that means the average unemployed American is getting the equivalent of $17.17 an hour—more than twice the federal minimum wage.earlier this month, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said it was"not clear" federal unemployment benefits were causing a labor shortage.

So they want to break US law, How very on brand for them

That’s against federal law. SavePUA

You mfers are saying that 17$ hr is keeping people from working 😂🤣😂 GTFO... That's not even a livable wage in most places unless you have room mates.

Pressure,= cheap labor !!!

Repeat: This money costs the states NOTHING. Their budgets are not impacted. Their citizens benefit. It’s a win-win. This is just Republicans being mean-spirited asshats, and kicking poor people when they’re down. Jesus will remember this selfish shit. He will NOT be pleased.

Republicans! Hate! The Poor! I know why the media doesn't just say that, but just once I want to hear a Republican governor or senator admit that.

🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕

This is cruel and obscene yet weak POTUS won't do a damn thing about it. How is this working for the people when he allows partisanship decide when we receive relief? I will never ever vote for a Democrat again if Biden doesn't fix this.

a righteous attitude leads to this way of governing.

The GOP are actively punishing the American people for not voting for them

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PRES BUSH/His Wife, VP, and Hillary Clinton attacked 2001, none would be 100% free, but at the Vatican daily as Cardinals against their wills.

Cool by me. Biden should call 'no take backs' on their decisions, then add that money on the amount to help states that need it. Then when GQP constituents start whining, Biden should say 'Your elected leaders wanted this, so now you deal with it'.

Well, all of them are southern states: cheap labor; no health insurance; lack of education; guns and racism; xenophobic and misogynistic propaganda; Trumpism; Mr. potato’s heads; anti-gov and anti-taxes. 18th century’s style. Let Southern be Southern! 🤘

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