@handyandy saidWhich brings us back to the question, before this event when have so many citizens of the US been forced out of their jobs by the government indefinitely?
That's not his job.
How many US politicians could live on 1200 dollars a month?
@eladar saidFunny, that's about what a full time worker making the Federal minimum wage has to live on.
Which brings us back to the question, before this event when have so many citizens of the US been forced out of their jobs by the government indefinitely?
How many US politicians could live on 1200 dollars a month?
@no1marauder saidFunny, I wonder if a person who has a budget based on a take home pay of 60k a year is going to be able to meet obligations with 1200 a month.
Funny, that's about what a full time worker making the Federal minimum wage has to live on.
I know, you are retired and do not care about younger people trying to make it in this world.
@eladar saidBy this handy dandy calculator (https://labor.ny.gov/benefit-rate-calculator/), they'd normally get $504 a week from NY Unemployment. However, if they lost their job because of COVID, they'd be entitled to an extra $600 a week Pandemic Unemployment Compensation until July 31st, 2020. https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2020/brad-hoylman/unemployment-insurance-benefits-faq-new-york-state-department
Funny, I wonder if a person who has a budget based on a take home pay of 60k a year is going to be able to meet obligations with 1200 a month.
I know, you are retired and do not care about younger people trying to make it in this world.
So they'd be getting $1104 a week in my State.
So I think they'll be OK.
@eladar saidThere isn't one. Over 70% of the economy remains functioning. https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-has-shut-down-29-percent-of-us-economy-wsj
@Duchess64
Lol
OK any serious comments about this indefinite shut down of the US economy?
@no1marauder
Here is reality
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/nyregion/coronavirus-pandemic-unemployment-assistance-ny-delays.html
@no1marauder saidWeekly unemployment jobs claims have hit record highs after record highs in the last weeks. On March 26, 3.3 million claimswere announced for the previous week, the most in history to that point. On April 2, claims jumped to 6.6 million. On April 9, new claims again exceeded 6 million, and on Thursday more than 5 million claimswere announced, bringing the four-week total to almost 22 million.
There isn't one. Over 70% of the economy remains functioning. https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-has-shut-down-29-percent-of-us-economy-wsj
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/coronavirus-unemployment-numbers-are-staggering-real-number-higher-ncna1185576