My guess is state workforce agencies are going to have a hard time with this.
They struggled mightily just to implement laws without having to dive into the couch cushions to pay for it
They struggled mightily just to implement laws without having to dive into the couch cushions to pay for it
It seems like this is telling states to construct an entirely new wage replacement program that would operate in tandem with their current unemployment programs? [tugs collar] whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…
States begged and pleaded with Congress not to make them adjust dollar amounts on benefits, saying it would take weeks or months to implement such changes.
Now they’re being asked to create what appears to be a new payment system from scratch.
Now they’re being asked to create what appears to be a new payment system from scratch.
So uh, people are going to be expecting this money now. This isn’t like Mexico paying for a wall or a beautiful health plan or a fake middle class tax cut where people know it’s pie in the sky bullshit
Anticipating that the EO would order a new payment system, here is what a top UI expert said about its feasibility earlier today
It is actually hilarious that this entire impasse resulted from government bureaucracies being unable to handle the complexity of individualized payments and the supposed solution is like four additional layers of bureaucracy
So the story today is Trump Takes Action and pretty soon it’s going to be People Have No Money Still only it will be Trump who blew it instead of Congress
No wonder Mitch McConnell is applauding
