, a sign the two men didn't get along. The two are possible rivals for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, and both style themselves as very close to Trump.
"You couldn't really get through on the phone. I sent maybe 60 different emails to state representatives, legislators, random employees of [the state unemployment office] that I found on the Internet," she says. She has no idea what finally allowed her payments to be processed. When she filled out the form on the CONNECT portal to report that she had accepted a position, but that she had not started work and would not be paid for months, her unemployment benefits were immediately cut off. It took her another five weeks to get them reinstated.
Riley continues to look for a steadier job than the on-call position. She's heard DeSantis' remarks that the portal's problems happened under Scott's watch.
BLStrangfeld Gov. Ron DeSantis: We don't want government to be clean, quick and efficient, we want it to be slow and frustrating so you'll give up.
We supposed to forget about money? Are the bill collectors obligated to do the same?
rorybilmore Unbelievable. I am so sorry for those who are suffering because of this
ErapuzhaMJosh 2. Deloitte currently employs 8,729 H1B workers (either direct hire or subcontractor). These are Jobs that could have gone to AmericanWorkers. Why should Florida TaxPayers hire H1Bvisa workers instead of Americans GovRonDeSantis?
ErapuzhaMJosh 1. Deloitte, who heavily relies on H1B and offshore outsourcing, wrote Florida's Unemployment Software. Probably low bidder.
ShannaPettegre1
Jerk
Don't let this story die out. Every floridan that is unemployed deserves to know
GovRonDeSantis maggieNYT 13.2 POSITIVITY RATE in Palm Beach County- We’re Dying here MANDATE MASKS 😷Get a NY PLAN NOW -Desantis stop loosing COVID restrictions w Florida highest positivity rate: DEPT OF HEALTH as of 5:00 p.m. Friday, positivity rate in Palm Bch Cty is 13.2%.
JGurbas This man is beyond a fool, Florida WTF do you do at the polls?
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Kinda of what Trump wants voters to do?
Dishonest title, even your own article indicates that DeSantis speculated that whoever designed the welfare system might have had what you quoted in mind. He certainly is not advocating for the system as is. I actually used to listen to NPR until they became the CNN of radio!
look at what GovRonDeSantis is doing to the education system in Florida. He is not standing with teachers during this global pandemic
Rick Scott was governor when the new system was unveiled. I've heard many people complaining for years about the website. Thankfully I've never had to use it and I hope it can be fixed soon for those suffering trying to access it. I do believe billionaire Rick Scott designed it.
Can you live on $275 a week? FloridaUnemployment RonDeSantisFL
GovRonDeSantis is the most corrupt individual I have seen.
MaraLiasson Whole quote from DeSantis: 'Having studied how [unemployment system] was internally constructed, I think the goal was for whoever designed, it was, 'Let's put as many kind of pointless roadblocks along the way, so people just say, oh, the hell with it, I'm not going to do that'
PattyArquette Is DeSantis trying to be a real life Bond villain, or just a happy accident?
Is it just me or has NPR become the government arm of CNN and MSNBC. I can't believe I actually used to donate to them. I wish I could go back in time and get that money back. Why is there even an NPR? We have private leftist media outlets already.
despicable
PattyArquette pass the buck...so trumpian
How would this go if it were in the private sector? Unbelievable
In 2013, it was designed to handle a max of 5000 (?) visitors per day. 'System / PIN resets were a problem 6 years ago'...
DeathSantis
GovRonDeSantis needs to be removed from office.
Insane, thank god I don't live there
We putting ppl to work. We don't reward laziness. Get back to work Florida GovRonDeSantis we love you sir!
Florida has been the major state holding up declaring a winner in last two national elections. Why
Understand an endorsement from a Trump tells much. Trump said Florida is safe for mail in voting because it’s former governor (Rick Scott) & current Governor are republicans. Does that mean only GOP Governors can be trusted to screw Americans & not tell?
You Floridian people need to read. It was former governor Rick Scott put this in place. He is now your senator. Scott recently voted against elderly Vietnam veterans getting medical & financial help through VA. He voted against adding 3 new illnesses connected to agent orange.
Plutocracy alive and well in Florida, DeSantis doesn't realize he is a puppet
Gloria4Educ Cruelty for cruelty sake. Basically, the governor wants Floridians and need to get frustrated enough to just say “oh well, I guess I just won’t eat or pay my rent or feed my kids.”
Florida Man: goes up to podium to prove his stupidity Rest of the world: “well of course, it’s Florida”
PattyArquette That is despicable and appalling but unfortunately not surprising!! He admits it almost as if he is proud of it!! Complete garbage
PattyArquette Then in desperation they commit a crime because shaming, starving and degrading people that can't find employment are just fun to kick around.
PattyArquette It is amazing he was elected.
PattyArquette He’s so far ahead of his time. Like Jared’s strategy to ignore the pandemic because it was hitting democratic states
PattyArquette Are you trying to plead insanity at your trial GovRonDeSantis? Asking for a friend.
I hate these despicable, piss poor excuses for humans.
PattyArquette Conservative GOP wtf florida i hope the voters of Florida frustrate the governor by voting him out!!!!
PattyArquette A LOT of other companies use that process too. Press1, press 2, place on hold, hang up on you. Call back, press 1, press 2, place in hold, etc. I have news for you suckers....I've got all day today, tomorrow and everyday after that!!
PattyArquette absolutely heartless
PattyArquette I would hate to be a Floridian right now!! Their governor is the worst!!
PattyArquette This man and his enablers should go swim with sharks
PattyArquette Fucking garbage human.
NPR cares only about white peoples anyway.
Republicans always seem to believe they can force people to do what they want them to do, without actually caring about the people they are supposed to represent. They darn sure don't understand the people, or their plights.
I think that is happening to me here in OK.
He’s a monster just like his boss. TrumpIsANationalDisgrace TrumpIsACompleteFailure TrumpFailsAmerica DeSantisLiesFloridiansDie DeSantisResign
May help explain why Florida is in play this election cycle.
:(
FYI, there's companies in Florida that can't get enough workers. How about the unemployed go back to work?
Great move by a great governor, enough is enough. Don’t ruin this great state by filling it up like Massachusetts
Starve em while the stifle in “God’s waiting room”...
ANOTHER GREAT JOB BY REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED STATE
Florida SUCKS
FireThisJerk
What an empathetic guy
Who does this benefit? Folks should consider this...
That’s right on !!
Uhhhhhh ... is that okay?
MaraLiasson This was discussed on 60Minutes months ago....
deluxe_ryan A shining example of compassion for your fellow Floridian.
And it is a good idea
Unconscionable
Good for trickle down fringe. As they work to rob you, another attack on social security. Eliminate payroll tax, in order to enrich the wealthiest. Remember, our safety net dissolves under tyranny. Putin's dream. We stand for nothing, as ever, when we divide our selves via he.
This is DISGUSTING and I KNEW they were doing that on purpose, you can’t even get on hold with ppl in Texas
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME
Yeah, fuck it, let’s try crime instead. Its probably easier.
Governor of Florida is horrible
This POS Trump wanna be 😣 you better believe they have their polling & mailing systems rigged nice & good for the election 😒 Trump has to carry Fl for re-election & he had the perfect minion in place!
DeathSantis needs to be removed Slowing down unemployment to frustrate the unemployed is disgusting.They have families to feed & house. Legislators need to have there paychecks held until they start working for the ppl. who pay them. DO UR JOBS.STOP SCREWING THE VOTERS.
You cant fault him for telling the truth.
😡
carebie He’s the WORST
I was furloughed end of March Due to Covid. Filed March 26 I did not see any money till end of last month. No way to get through to DOE by phone or email for months. This has been the norm for thousands of people living here. Thousands more still go unpaid to this day!
If you are struggling its quite clear the GOP is against you.
ladalavara They need to figure out how to sue. That money is put there by the employers so people have a way to support themselves between jobs. DeSantis is truly a humongous piece of 💩.
Tired of hearing about Orange 🍊 dude is “DISTRACTING”! Dude is a SOCIOPATH who is STRAIGHT-UP LYING! ALL CON! Ask his niece Mary Trump PH D! ORANGE 🍊 will CREATE UNNECESSARY DRAMA 24-7/365 Days a year! Dude is a SICK specimen! AMERICANS should be EMBARRASSED by his SH!
That’s despicable. Workers pay taxes that fund their benefits when they find themselves unemployed.
More lies, one only qualifies for unemployment if they become unemployed thru being fired or some reason not in their control.
Republicans have got to go.
Reminder for some folks to never vote for someone like him
SylMinutola Florida make sure DeSantis never gets a job again, ever !
Florida is not the only state to practice this. And unemployment isn't the only area this strategy is used
Wait that’s the part you’re not supposed to say out loud
Hey GovRonDeSantis, find yourself some heart, some empathy. You have no right to sabotage a Florida public service. Anyway, you are a
I’ve been saying this for day one. It took me almost 3 months of working on it for hours a day to get my husband paid his benefits. Some of his coworkers never got paid.
Wtf
It’s a business model implemented by many entities who don’t want to pay out benefits, but rake in premiums. It should be a capital offense.
Help me understand who the ppl are who votes for these types of men
No wonder they call him Death Certificate DeSantis.
Disgraceful
NO. This is BULLSHIT! IT IS A HATCHET PIECE. Keep up the fantastic work, Governor DeSantis. NPR, we know what you are.
This frat boy is still in power?
Another morally bankrupt state official in office: is it any wonder voters are challenged to care?
This is how the conservatives Free People by making their lives more miserable then what it is what's next for the Republicans taking away Social Security? This is what they do in communist China Russia North Korea.
Oink oink oink!
He’ll with it: easier to find a job than to deal with the Dayuum government
Should be criminal
Florida Republicans hate Floridians.
'pro-life'party? Despicable.
SO HE IS ADMITTING THAT HE IS SLICKING FLA. CITIZENS?
wow.. how cruel.
I really hope he becomes the next president and finish Trump work to destroy everything and everyone.
Ron DeSantis is Donald trump's JEB BUSH😂😂
If you look up queef in the dictionary, Ron DeSantis’ face is the first thing that comes up.
Does Florida regret voting for this guy? What good things were seen in him before voting this politician into power? Did he make promises he hasn’t kept or was his opposition a worse choice?
Ah, to be so privileged that you assume a) those who just give up never needed it anyway b) civil servants & state resources are economically put to use being roadblocks to services
He was already headed for a federal penitentiary. They think they're fooling everyone by cooking the books on true numbers of infection and death. Them and I believe Arizona too. Dual motivation.hide the numbers and or use dead Democratic voters to. vote.
BShartcracker This is who they are.
Watchma50109476 Shocking. Because up to now he’s been such a good guy.
Hey GovRonDeSantis - call him out by name. His name is SenRickScott - HE did this.
Unbelievable
The Devil
Why would anyone vacation in Florida after everything this ass has done?
RonDeSantisFL
I’m beyond civility, anything I say would probably put me on a list
all i can say is the rich better hope the poor never get a break .
In March, he was 'getting it fixed soon' wasn't he?
What a horrible public servant. I'm glad I don't live in Florida anymore.
Add that to the many reasons this dude needs to be publicly shamed and removed from office
Florida citizens called dishonest by governor Ron DeDunderhead.😨
Good thing for Florida that I don't live there and take that same approach with paying my taxes.
He is shameful. I resent him as our governor.
Why on earth would anyone vote Republican!
Uh resign!! If u admit you are not doing your job as a voted in servant of the people.
That’s just a hell of a public service. I despise republicans right now.
So, he just admitted to screwing unemployed people out of receiving their rightful benefits? I’m sure many who elected him won’t be voting for him this time unless they’re gluttons for punishment.
He doesn’t realize he actually works for the citizens of his state, does he. Fire has ass.
Such a dim bulb
Yeah thats helping the needy alright...
Kind of evil.
They ALL want to repeat the things that put the great into the Great Depression. They are not only cruel, they are criminally stupid.
He’s a real prince. What a total scumbag...
That’s Trumps boy for ya...we are so F&%’d
Who voted for this man?
I have been fighting with DC’s since day one & it’s horrid & outdated. The sites are barely functional, the phones are overwhelmed. I’m savvy, I have tech & time. What about the people who don’t. Oh, & I haven’t been paid in 10 weeks. 🤬
It ain’t just Florida. EDD did the same thing in CA.
This guy is one sick motherfu****
Thanks to pRick Scott.
rpwpb What a disgrace! As if people aren't stressed enough when they are out of work. Lets just add bleach to the wound by frustrating their efforts to apply for aid! What kind of people think up things like this! He should never hold office again!
Ron looks like he’s not getting enough oxygen to whatever’s left of his shriveled lizard brain.
That's clearly unethical but since it was Florida voters who put him there, who is really to blame? You can't blame a republican for acting like a republican.
he has to be the dumbest governor in history.
This guy is a zero
....and, yet, so many people support 'these guys'.....when will more wake up and realize the GOP doesn't care about 'the people'
Maybe honesty wasn't the best policy...
It’s going to be interesting to see how he manipulates the postal system for his buddy Mr. Donald?
WTH?!
That fits with the image and information he has communicated to the public. Unfortunately, this seems to be what the Republican Party stands for.
An anti-government just when Florida desperately needs real government.
AnnaForFlorida
And yet the company that designed the program gets another State Contract...to handle Medicaid.
He is just a jerk. So besides poorly managing Covid in Florida he has deliberately irritated his constitutes? So how is the crime rate? Is domestic, elder and child abuse up in Florida?
What a moral vacuum. Despicable.
What a dirtbag.
To the surprise of literally no one.
So basically screw the poor or needy.....
I hope he does not get reelected
I mean, is the GOP about anything but hypocrisy anymore? They rail against bureaucracy but create it. Call themselves pro-life but shrug off 160,000 deaths. They say they’re fiscally responsible but run trillion dollar deficits. They are unfit to lead.
So GD misleading. “Whoever designed the system with the roadblocks meant it to be that way” You guys suck
You can thank SenRickScott who purposely set it up NOT to work!
This is disgraceful!
Assh*le.
Grats GovRonDeSantis, epic job serving your state...🤡
After weeks trying to access the web page, My wife finally gave up.
He’s a loser
I live in Florida and work with people who still have not gotten a penny from Florida Unemployment! This is BS and he should be removed from office!!?
Pathetic excuse for a leader. Kick him to the curb!!
He’s another I’ll add to the list of party goers on the island, in Ohio mansions, what’s your preference Ronnie?
Traitor.
appliedsoft Florida...how did this guy get elected? Was he running against Ted Bundy?
GovRonDeSantis will see what his unemployment system looks like, when his next election comes around. He’ll get first hand usage of it !!
That man is truly mentally ill. GovRonDeSantis
I guess so called political leaders like him apply the same design principle for voting.
This is despicable
GOPCorruptionOverCountry GOPCowards COVIDIOTS
... as the old folks used ta say: he gone bust hell wide open!!
Is DeSantis Trump JR, or is Trump DeSantis SR?
Perhaps he needs to be deposited into the middle if the Atlantic.....and then, rather than expend all that time looking for him in an endless ocean, we should just say 'the hell with it'.
Wow
lol, NPR did he make that system ? He was guessing what the original creator was thinking. lol, this is desperate even by NPR standards.
I had a feeling that was the case.
I am not surprised he is a Republican !
and Florida residents elected this tool. They deserve him.
Even slower than N.C. is ! Wow!
Your representative
CjWilson850 No shit aint no website in 2020 gonna tell u it cant support Phones and Tablets not to mention the 70 million in April they put into the call center for unemployment which got worst afterwards all u got was a recording saying they can't take ur call at this time please call back
He’s a warm human being- NOT
You should try paying college loans in FL same deal 💾🙄
FloridaTheStupidState FloridaGovernorHatesFLCitizens DeSantisLiesFloridiansDie
Lowrd jeeezus!!!
Frustrating people so they'll go get a job. And NPR wants to be mad about this No wonder FL is doing so well economically as CA, NY, etc continue to lag.
🤦♀️ we pay a tax for when we need unemployment. That’s ridiculous that they play these games with our money! I believe this is fraud.
Yikes that's not good
shameful
Connect should be renamed as Disconnect
Is this ? Legal ?
Pathetic.
Your headline is misleading. Use the full quote. DeSantis didn't say this. Read the story. It's terrible that biased NPR is funded with taxpayer money.
hello killer TraitorsSupportTraitorTrump
Trump U graduate?
Lol they’ve got people protesting at the offices in Georgia right now
The people responsible for this should be waterboarded and thrown out of the country.
This is why FL sucks. I lived in MA. 2nd highest wages in US, highest paying unemployment. Efficient. Way lower unemployment rate (normally). FL pays crap. Unemployment is unlivable. & they laugh about it. No wonder it’s a trash state. It’s what happens when treated like trash.
Like voter suppression but economic
OMG
It won’t deter, it will just frustrate people. They’re unemployed, they have time to go through the hoops, and they also have time to vote for people who will implement changes.
Literally rigging the system. Sadistic.
GovRonDeSantis making FL unemployment difficult is an SOB.
So are covid death
Is a crook innocent because he was honest?
Easier to go rob a store than get unemployment.
These people man. Smh
Yup, he knew that and did nothing about it. And still has done nothing. Does he want accolades for saying what anyone who has ever had to use it has known for years?
Wow! Sounds just like trump
Who voted for this POS?
diane3strikes BREAKING NOW: This will freak you out and blow your mind at the same time unless you're at least 2 feet North of Dixie. I swear to God, I didn't make it up --it's all true...
Unemployed citizens:
Can I sue for back unemployment I couldn’t get because of the faulty system?
That's horrific.
He truly believes that this will lower unemployment. He doesn’t grasp there aren’t enough jobs to go around.
They've just totally given up trying to conceal their malevolent sociopathy and hatred of working-class people, haven't they? But when your party excels at voter suppression, you CAN say this kind of thing aloud without fear of electoral consequences.
He is such a peach.
LaurenWern This guy comes up with new ways to be a dick daily
norisgirl Sickening
Once again Florida man stealing the headlines
Wait, what
This man disgusts me.
Built to fail by Rick Scott How many millions of dollars has SenRickScott stolen from the federal government and Floridians.
So employees pay into the system for what reason?
Republicans have no morals.
florida DeSantisResign ... slow by design.
siciliantaurus I will never visit Florida
Scum
Sounds like pagov
This is awful but I do appreciate the honesty.
of DeSantis, by DeSantis, for DeSantis
Thats fucked up
That's so sad that he thinks that's okay.
Great!
It'll make it easier for everyone to move on to the next best option, eating the rich.
I always thought that and now it’s confirmed...
DeSantis fixed it
In the dictionary under the word 'asshole' it should say 'see Ron DeSantis.'
This is potentially criminal. If they're going to do that the State should return all the unemployment benefits to the employers and workers that pay for them.
GovRonDeSantis is busy killing and starving Floridians. I assume that's why he read the stage directions out loud. GOP choosing profits for some over the lives and livelihood of all.
49 other states, same drill.
I blame Rick Scott. DeSantis inherited it.
I love it when they admit the quiet part out loud.
That ia Floridians money. They are stealing citizens money right in their face. You all better wake up and fight for your rights ~ VOTE YOUR INTERESTS
Hey Florida, you don’t have to live this way.
GovRonDeSantis is such a douche
I can hear all Republicans from here yelling 'You're not supposed to say it!!!!'
We’ve always known this. I can’t believe they said it out loud, though.
Florida
Ladies and Gentlemen, your 2020 Republican Party.
Always saying the quiet part out loud. Thank you, Governor.
It's how sleazier insurance companies work too.
Fucker, when people need to make rent and feed children, they don’t have time for you to toy with them.
Unemployed people often have a lot of free time on their hand...BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO JOBS.
How is this not an Onion article
You spelled 'Every state's unemployment claim system' wrong.
Rick Scott design, not a valid excuse tho by DeSantis
Greaseball
I thought he was just an idiot but it looks like he is also a demon 😳
But their postal service is 1 in the country.
Not_A_Banker he admits it’s a shitty system but has no plans to fix it
What a guy.
Welp, give DeSantis credit, he just admitted how everything in America works. Especially the court system😒.
How. Is. This. Man. In. Office.
At any other job, that line of thinking and executing it would get you fired.
“Yeah we can help people but we won’t because we don’t want to.”
When you elect people who believe govt can't do anything right, that's what you get.
This is who the people of Florida chose for their governor. Perhaps they deserve the idiot (aka GovRonDeSantis) they chose.
Then fix it, DeathSantis! GovRonDeSantis
your gop at work.
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