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this isn't even remotely true, in Canada for instance, if you got laid off during covid, you could get $2000 a month payments unconditionally.

by throwaway2048 5y ago

pb7 5y ago
In the US, you would get $600/week on top of the usual unemployment (which is 60% of your regular wage) which amounts to significantly more than Canada. For a minimum wage worker, that would be over $40K/year.
- whymauri 5y ago
  I'm sorry to inform you that in many states, like Florida, the unemployment infrastructure is purposefully built to avoid paying unemployment. You're talking about something that for millions of Americans is a pie-in-the-sky hypothetical thanks to their state legislature. By purposefully built, I literally mean that the unemployment web services infrastructure was designed to fail at scale. Not to mention dark pattern roadblocks, insane eligibility requirements, and authorized self-sabotage. [0] https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/08/06/899893368/gov-says-floridas-unemployment-system-was-designed-to-create-pointless-roadblock https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/0...
  - pb7 5y ago
    That's a product of the leadership elected by the people of Florida.
    - whymauri 5y ago
      Which is a product of the design of government in the country, so no: it doesn't get to be ignored when comparing the reality of COVID relief in the US compared to other countries.
      - pb7 5y ago
        The design works just fine for states that look out for the wellbeing of their populace. No point in discussing COVID relief in states that don't believe in the dangers of COVID.
- GravitasFailure 5y ago
  Don't forget that money is exempt from federal taxes for the 2020 tax year and isn't taxed at all by many states.
rejectedandsad 5y ago
$2k CAD ($1,591.79 USD)a month vs 600 * 4.33 = $2599 USD (which is in addition to unemployment insurance).

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this isn't even remotely true, in Canada for instance, if you got laid off during covid, you could get $2000 a month payments unconditionally.

by throwaway2048 5y ago

this isn't even remotely true, in Canada for instance, if you got laid off during covid, you could get $2000 a month payments unconditionally.

pb7 5y ago
In the US, you would get $600/week on top of the usual unemployment (which is 60% of your regular wage) which amounts to significantly more than Canada. For a minimum wage worker, that would be over $40K/year.
- whymauri 5y ago
  I'm sorry to inform you that in many states, like Florida, the unemployment infrastructure is purposefully built to avoid paying unemployment. You're talking about something that for millions of Americans is a pie-in-the-sky hypothetical thanks to their state legislature. By purposefully built, I literally mean that the unemployment web services infrastructure was designed to fail at scale. Not to mention dark pattern roadblocks, insane eligibility requirements, and authorized self-sabotage. [0] https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/08/06/899893368/gov-says-floridas-unemployment-system-was-designed-to-create-pointless-roadblock https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/0...
  - pb7 5y ago
    That's a product of the leadership elected by the people of Florida.
    - whymauri 5y ago
      Which is a product of the design of government in the country, so no: it doesn't get to be ignored when comparing the reality of COVID relief in the US compared to other countries.
      - pb7 5y ago
        The design works just fine for states that look out for the wellbeing of their populace. No point in discussing COVID relief in states that don't believe in the dangers of COVID.
- GravitasFailure 5y ago
  Don't forget that money is exempt from federal taxes for the 2020 tax year and isn't taxed at all by many states.
rejectedandsad 5y ago
$2k CAD ($1,591.79 USD)a month vs 600 * 4.33 = $2599 USD (which is in addition to unemployment insurance).