$600/week unemployment, even when including state benefits, is well under minimum wage in almost all urban areas. I don't know which small businesses your frie

$600/week unemployment, even when including state benefits, is well under minimum wage in almost all urban areas. I don't know which small businesses your friends own, nor where they are, but jobs that pay that low aren't representative of a significant fraction of the real economy (and, let's be honest: the ones that really sit in this realm tend to be staffed by undocumented workers anyway who wouldn't qualify for these benefits). Broadly: I think this is mostly spin, and would want to see a real study instead of anecdotes from friends.