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And as was mentioned earlier, none of the whining has actually been supported by labor numbers. If people were truly being paid to stay home, the national unemployment rate would not have plummeted like it has since the start of the pandemic. We were at 14.8 and as of April we were at 6.1 (and the U6 rate has seen a similar drop). But do carry on with the ridiculous talking points not supported by anything but your cherry picked examples that pigeonhole to the lowest wage earners in the lowest paying states.
And having people underemployed is a terrible idea (so no, I don't want someone working a lower wage job just because some of you can't handle them receiving unemployment). In the end, that will hurt the economy as you will be reducing the overall spending power of the individual. It is better for that person to be focusing on a job at their skill level. Not to mention, that is not a good match for that employee or employer, and really has very little benefit to either.
No, I want to be a productive member of society. Shocker, right?
Besides, I could never retire. It's what keeps me sane. Keeps my mind off things I rather keep locked away. Too much idle time makes my mind race.
Work provides a sense of structure and well being in many ways. I took an extended hiatus from work a few years ago and realized at the time the value of work. It provides you a routine and I knew at the time that it was temporary but it made me wonder how I'm going to do in in retirement. I'll have to make sure to have more hobbies or maybe work part time. Not sure yet.
Hopefully the freebie money will dry up soon and it will sort of force people's hand to get back to work. I've been lucky in that the pandemic never bothered me or my industry in general. Restaurants, bars, gyms, and retail really took a beating.
A one bedroom apartment in Brooklyn costs more than $2,000 per month. Odds are the people flipping burgers where you live can't afford to buy them. I just thought I would point that out.
It is time employers paid a living wage.
so, let's just say the apartment is $2K/month. And in order to be a "living wage", then housing shouldn't exceed 30% of income (this is the definition of affordable/not).
You want the {insert low-skill job} worker to get paid $80K a year. At least in Brooklyn, DC, San Fran, LA and Seattle, to name the most prominent.
If someone can do better being in unemployment which isn’t great rather than working a job that pays them well enough, maybe you should be looking at those businesses rather than constantly sneering at the workers or the government. How pathetic is it that employers don’t pay their employees well enough that the employees rightfully make the decision to use unemployment? Think people. Just quit the knee jerk moaning & use your brains & think about that.
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