Here’s an idea: State unemployment insurance subsidizes the wages of people who test positive COVID-19 under the condition they stay home while contagious and do not have paid sick time.
Federal Reserve & Treasury agrees to backstop State UI programs to ensure their solvency.
Federal Reserve & Treasury agrees to backstop State UI programs to ensure their solvency.
^^ This program remains in place until CDC has declared the worst of the contagion over and/or a vaccine is developed for human use.
Automate the process by using an e-system between medical institutions and state UI to transmit positive/negative tests for verification.
Automate the process by using an e-system between medical institutions and state UI to transmit positive/negative tests for verification.
^^ This might be totally unworkable (or even not allowed under current law). Just an idea to help control & slow the outbreak.
The point is: be creative. Come up with possible solutions to the crisis. Think. Don’t just shout into a void.
The point is: be creative. Come up with possible solutions to the crisis. Think. Don’t just shout into a void.
