This isn’t true anymore. Premiums cover a small fraction of unemployment benefits during Covid. Firstly, the additional federal dollars are paid for by the fe

This isn’t true anymore. Premiums cover a small fraction of unemployment benefits during Covid. Firstly, the additional federal dollars are paid for by the federal government, not the states. That is printed money. Secondly, the federal government also paid large portions of unemployment in assistance to the states - something it also did in 2008.