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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 m

by 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.