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Here's a thread of everything Trump, McConnell, and Senate Republicans should be doing to help Americans get through this pandemic -
INSTEAD of jamming through a Supreme Court nomination.
INSTEAD of jamming through a Supreme Court nomination.
Rent relief.
Families are being kicked out of their homes during a pandemic.
Rent relief has been sitting on McConnell's desk for 5 months. #RentReliefNow
dispatch.com/story/news/loc…
Families are being kicked out of their homes during a pandemic.
Rent relief has been sitting on McConnell's desk for 5 months. #RentReliefNow
dispatch.com/story/news/loc…
More stimulus checks.
In eight months, Americans have received just one $1,200 check.
There should be quarterly, $2,000 checks.
marketwatch.com/story/desperat…
In eight months, Americans have received just one $1,200 check.
There should be quarterly, $2,000 checks.
marketwatch.com/story/desperat…
No relief in sight: millions continue to clog the #unemployment rolls, as the administration’s patchwork solution to unemployment, Lost Wages Assistance, is running dry. dol.gov/ui/data.pdf
The number of #unemployment claims remains stubbornly high, as the total number of initial claims was at 1.45 million last week, including 860,000 for state UI and 660,000 million for PUA.
These claims have stayed between 1.3 to 1.7 million each week for the last month, indicating that continuing waves of temporary and permanent layoffs have yet to return to comfortable levels.
1/ In the week ending 8/22, North Carolina received 12,880 initial claims for regular state #UnemploymentInsurance, down from 17,388 the week before. A year ago, the total number of initial claims was 2,877. #NCeconomy
2/ Additionally, North Carolina received 8,261 initial claims for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, which covers certain workers normally ineligible for unemployment insurance. The figure a week earlier was 10,360. (NC began accepting PUA claims on 4/24.)
3/ And, last week, North Carolina received 185,146 continuing claims for regular #UnemploymentInsurance, along with 168,171 continuing claims for PUA. #NCeconomy
1/ In the week ending 8/15, North Carolina received 16,607 initial claims for regular state #UnemploymentInsurance, up from 14,328 the week before. A year ago, the total number of initial claims was 3,014. #NCeconomy
2/ Additionally, North Carolina received 10,360 initial claims for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, which covers certain workers normally ineligible for unemployment insurance. The figure a week earlier was 8,620. (NC began accepting PUA claims on 4/24.)
3/ And, last week, North Carolina received 211,677 continuing claims for regular #UnemploymentInsurance, along with 10,360 continuing claims for PUA. #NCeconomy
1/ In the week ending 8/8, North Carolina received 13,635 initial claims for regular state #UnemploymentInsurance, down from 16,503 the week before. A year ago, the total number of initial claims was 3,158. #NCeconomy
2/ Additionally, North Carolina received 8,602 initial claims for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, which covers certain workers normally ineligible for unemployment insurance. The figure a week earlier was 12,205. (NC began accepting PUA claims on 4/24.)
3/ Last week, North Carolina received 234,405 continuing claims for regular #UnemploymentInsurance, along with 192,247 continuing claims for PUA. #NCeconomy
1/ In the week ending 8/1, North Carolina received 17,402 initial claims for regular state #UnemploymentInsurance, down from 26,402 the week before. A year ago, the total number of initial claims was 3,371. #NCeconomy
2/ Additionally, North Carolina received 12,205 initial claims for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, which covers certain workers normally ineligible for unemployment insurance. The figure a week earlier was 18,790. (NC began accepting PUA claims on 4/24.)
3/ Last week, North Carolina received 273,519 continuing claims for regular #UnemploymentInsurance, along with 220,671 continuing claims for PUA. #NCeconomy
1/ In the week ending 7/25, North Carolina received 26,141 initial claims for regular #UnemploymentInsurance, down from 29,204 the week before. A year ago, the total number of initial claims was 3,105. #NCeconomy
2/ Additionally, North Carolina received 18,790 initial claims for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, which covers certain workers normally ineligible for unemployment insurance. The figure a week earlier was 19,821. (NC began accepting PUA claims on 4/24.)
3/ Last week, North Carolina received 308,295 continuing claims for regular #UnemploymentInsurance, along with 209,510 continuing claims for PUA. #NCeconomy
Here’s why it’s crazy to ask states to reprogram the #Savethe600 #PUC benefit, to a maximum of 70 percent of wages. A thread: nytimes.com/2020/07/26/us/…
States got the $600/week out relatively quickly because it was a flat amount and they can run it on top of all others who are paid.
By contrast, other CARES Act programs -- Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation -- were delayed for weeks, even months.
1/ A timely call from @NC_Governor on Congress to extend the $600/week supplement to #unemploymentinsurance authorized by the #CARESAct. In NC, this week currently is the last one for which the supplement is payable.
2/ According to @NCDES, some 800,000 people in North Carolina have received the $600/week supplement known as Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) since March 15. That is almost as many people as live in Charlotte, which is the state's most populous city.
3/ Since March 15, according to @NCDES, a total of $6.3 billion has been paid out in #unemploymentinsurance compensation here in NC. The PUC program is responsible for $4.3 billion of that amount (68% of the total).
Cutting UI is political suicide, yet Republicans are trying to do just that.
As a sociologist who studied attitudes toward the safety net (and former Hill staffer who fought to expand it), we can offer a simple explanation: Republicans believe the safety net should punish. 1/7
As a sociologist who studied attitudes toward the safety net (and former Hill staffer who fought to expand it), we can offer a simple explanation: Republicans believe the safety net should punish. 1/7
The idea that some unemployed Americans are bringing in a little more in weekly benefits than they did in wages angers many Republicans & cuts against their deeply held belief that only work is valuable. It’s as old as capitalism itself & rooted in the Protestant work ethic. 2/7
But it’s also about race. When it comes to the safety net, it’s almost always about race. White Americans think recipients of safety net programs are primarily Black & that Blacks are undeserving of assistance. Racial prejudice has long driven opposition to the safety net. 3/7
NEW in the NYT from @BharatRamamurti and me: unless Congress acts, millions will take a paycut as they return to work. Our Fair Wage Guarantee would parlay the $600 UI boost into a wage hike, increasing demand and helping low-wage workers most. 1/9 nytimes.com/2020/07/05/opi…
The $600 has been a lifeline for unemployed Americans during the pandemic. It’s kept poverty rates from spiking and the bottom from falling out of our economy. Because many laid-off workers have low wages, 68% of unemployed workers have actually seen their incomes increase. 2/9
The UI boost expires this month & Congress must #savethe600. [Expiring eviction moratoria should also be extended. We need #RentReliefNow.]
But we shouldn’t miss the opportunity to raise wages & capture the macroeconomic benefits of the $600 on the other side too. 3/9
But we shouldn’t miss the opportunity to raise wages & capture the macroeconomic benefits of the $600 on the other side too. 3/9
