With ~300MM people in the US, to provide everyone of them $20K would cost $6T. Assuming you get the maximum draw off EDD of $450/week - that is equal to $23.5K

With ~300MM people in the US, to provide everyone of them $20K would cost $6T. Assuming you get the maximum draw off EDD of $450/week - that is equal to $23.5K per year. So, for those '99ers' (Those on EDD for ~99+ weeks), they are already receiving greater than the $20K this article states. However, assuming the current unemployment rate of 9% -- we are spending ~$600B per year on unemployment at this time. (unless I screwed my numbers)