The craziest part about @SenRickScott, @BenSasse, and @LindseyGrahamSC demanding the government shouldn't pay workers more in unemployment than they'd get from working, is that that's literally exactly what the government should do during a deadly pandemic.
Like, literally the single most effective way the government could enforce social distancing is if they paid people to sit home and do nothing, and paid them more than they would make by going out to their jobs.
Isn't that obvious?
Isn't that obvious?
It would be a good thing, not a bad thing, if the stimulus' unemployment benefits are so generous that businesses can afford to furlough workers that they couldn't otherwise.
Because it would end the outbreak faster, and let everyone go back to work sooner!
Because it would end the outbreak faster, and let everyone go back to work sooner!
And hell, the unemployment benefits would probably even pay for themselves.
Because if we botch this thing and force too many people back to work, we'll prolong the outbreak, force more businesses to stay closed, and we'll need to do another round of stimulus later!
Because if we botch this thing and force too many people back to work, we'll prolong the outbreak, force more businesses to stay closed, and we'll need to do another round of stimulus later!
Republicans are just so dumb.
They're dumb about economics. They're dumb about public health. They're a party of dumb, greedy, short-sighted people who only think about me, me me, and they often suck at doing even that.
They're dumb about economics. They're dumb about public health. They're a party of dumb, greedy, short-sighted people who only think about me, me me, and they often suck at doing even that.
