Wow, somebody did the math on unemployment benefits

[lotstodo]

In Georgia, a person making the maximum state benefit and the federal kicker, which is most of the applicants, would gross over $16 per hour for sitting home on their butt. No restaurant, mom and pop store, cleaning service, car wash, landscaping company, etc... can possibly compete with this. Businesses are begging for workers and the government is literally, and intentionally, preventing a job market recovery in order to force higher entry level wages. This is unconscionable.

States should drop their contribution to zero and throw the ball back into Biden's court.

Revisiting Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Under the Biden Administration - AAF

Executive Summary As part of his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, President Biden has proposed increasing the weekly federal unemployment supplement to $400 from $300 in addition to extending emergency unemployment programs through September. At the $300 level, 37 percent of workers could...

www.americanactionforum.org

 

[Boss 302]

Up here in White County, all the fast-food restaurants have their indoor dining closed. Closed not because of the pandemic, closed because they are understaffed and nobody is applying for the vacant jobs. Is the understaffing the result of the state and federal unemployment benefit being a larger amount of money for just sitting at home? I don 't think here we completely blame it because the unemployment rate here is currently 2.8%. Ingles has been advertising they are hiring for months with little success. Someone I know who works there was saying they are very understaffed for the overnight stockers and when they do hire somebody, they quit. That position pays $13/hr.

I suppose the argument could be made the higher unemployment benefits the 2.8% here are getting is preventing them from applying for these jobs, but you always have a low percentage of people who would rather than sponge off the government than work.

 

[J-man]

It’s no secret, without drive or motivation it’s as simple as reducing your expenses and signing up for every possible social program...and word travels fast. Oh, and don’t forget the extrA $15k welcome gift for illegal aliens.

 

[Guard Dad]

Well, when you have the Democrats paying people to stay home and not work....

 

[Boss 302]

Think of Democrats giving people crack (free stuff) for free and then once addicted, start charging (higher taxes) them for it.

 

[lotstodo]

A local manufacturing plant is paying $16 to start evening shift, no experience necessary, $1000 signing bonus after 6 weeks, catastrophic health insurance after 6 weeks, 401k with company match after 6 months, and 2 weeks paid vacation. No takers.

A local restaurant is offering $18 plus $1500 signing bonus for experienced cooks. $13 for dishwashers with $1000 signing bonus. No takers.

The local chicken plant just went to 2 shifts from 3. You can't compete with free money.

 

[Far West]

A local manufacturing plant is paying $16 to start evening shift, no experience necessary, $1000 signing bonus after 6 weeks, catastrophic health insurance after 6 weeks, 401k with company match after 6 months, and 2 weeks paid vacation. No takers.

A local restaurant is offering $18 plus $1500 signing bonus for experienced cooks. $13 for dishwashers with $1000 signing bonus. No takers.

The local chicken plant just went to 2 shifts from 3. You can't compete with free money.

Yep... I just worked 40 hours in 2 days.

I have interviewed people for 2 full time positions making ($16 to $17 an hour,) I called them back to offer the position to them, goes to voicemail and they never call back.

The Hotel is FULL. People are traveling for pleasure since they don't have to work. Tired of being cooped up... in they come with their Unemployment Credit Cards to pay for their vacation!!!!!!!!

This weekend I worked 5 shifts:
Friday 3PM to 7:30 AM Saturday
Saturday 5PM to 6:30PM Sunday.

Came home and slept 5 hours, and now I am awake. Since I have been working these crazy hours the past three months, my brain has no clue when it should sleep.

I can't get a break on keeping a stable schedule for my team. I am trying to keep their schedules normal so I don't lose who I have.

Between Covid illness, or quarounteens, freak physical injuries, and other odd problems, it has been hell the past 4 months...

For instance one employee had to go to another state to take care of her grandfather, who had to have a leg amputated. She is his power of attorney, and has to be there to make medical decisions. The leg had to be amputated due to complications from diabetes which was not monitored correctly due to Covid. She said the covid restrictions at the care facility stopped any family from checking on grandfather. He had been placed in the care facility because he became blind due to the diabetes and macular degeneration. The regular doctor's appointments also were stopped, again due to covid. Grandfather got an infection without the care facility noticing. (He is blind so he did not see it.) By the time the family was allowed to visit, to their horror, amputation was the only option. My employee may need to permanently move, so I have lost another great employee indirectly due to covid.

I can't find competent people to fill positions due to the government making it easy to sit at home and collect a nice chunk of money - why work when it is as lucrative to stay home... and go on vacation with their government money?

 

[J-man]

That’s sounds do about right. It’s just a matter of time before it changes, when that time comes people will be in for a rude awakening.

 

[Far West]

That’s sounds do about right. It’s just a matter of time before it changes, when that time comes people will be in for a rude awakening.

I'm afraid it is you and I who are in for a rude awakening as our tax rate is going to jump to provide all these progressive wet dreams.

 

[lotstodo]

That’s sounds do about right. It’s just a matter of time before it changes, when that time comes people will be in for a rude awakening.

This is their plan to force a $15 wage. They can't do it legislatively or by fiat, so they simply compete with private employers with their own money.