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Many are avoiding looking for work as they benefit from pandemic related unemployment benefits. These individuals did not want to lose their weekly payments, which total to a decent monthly paycheck. The potential exists for some to clear “six figures” on just government benefits. It’s as if they’re asking, “Why look for a job when Uncle Sam is paying me not to?”<\/p>\n
From the Daily Wire:<\/span><\/p>\n Under President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the federal government funded $300-per-week enhanced unemployment insurance — a policy that has caused sluggish labor market recovery.<\/span><\/strong> Twenty-six states — all but one of which are led by Republicans — have therefore opted out of the program.<\/p>\n As personal finance company WalletHub recently found, nine of the ten states with the most robust labor market recoveries — Vermont, Utah, Nebraska, South Dakota, Idaho, New Hampshire, Alabama, Kansas, Montana, and Oklahoma — have Republican governors. Meanwhile, all of the bottom ten — Illinois, New Jersey, Louisiana, the District of Columbia, California, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, New Mexico, and Hawaii — are run by Democrats.<\/p>\n Another recent report explained that many blue states are offering benefit packages “equivalent to $100,000 a year in salary for a family of four with two unemployed parents.”<\/strong><\/span> Even without considering “food stamps, school breakfast and lunch programs, rental assistance, and the fact that some unemployment benefits are not subject to federal income tax,” analysts discovered that “the maximum benefit package when including the $300 a week supplemental UI benefit” vastly outweighs median household income.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Daily Wire has details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"