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Right, because there was no Democrat president before.

• Spooky23 6y ago
  Inform yourself before engaging in snark. It's not a democratic/republican issue. It's a current POTUS vs. responsible leader issue. The problem that we're facing are novel. To my knowledge, the US has never used unemployment to provide benefits to non-employees. UI is an insurance based program and always has been -- the business model is to loan money to the state programs during an uptick, which then gets recovered through UI premiums. Chances are, changes are coming that will erode the free ride that "employers" of Uber have been enjoying. The states are broke and facing big increases of UI premiums. Once the door opens, it's hard to close. People will start looking at things and asking awkward questions about things like Medicaid and SNAP expenses associated with gig workers, etc.
  • engineer_22 6y ago
    I think Parent's comment still stands. Obama did not make UI for gig workers a priority either. I agree there are some changes that need to be made. Government response to pandemic economic crisis has been "print money!". But how that money trickles down right now appears to be through the Robin Hood app!