My (not particularly hot) takes:
The left has a tendency towards negativity, which 9 times out of 10 leads to the correct analysis, but also leads to missing real successes like expanded UI
The left has a tendency towards negativity, which 9 times out of 10 leads to the correct analysis, but also leads to missing real successes like expanded UI
https://twitter.com/rortybomb/status/1342920104972054529
That’s how you could have people calling CARES the “worst bill in 25 years”. It also reflects a general lack of focus on cash welfare on some portions of the left
https://twitter.com/jdcmedlock/status/1251184455038889984
When it comes to actual politicians, I think they may have been cautious about bragging about the UI generosity for fear of raising the issue of essential workers getting paid less than unemployed people. And the implementation problems also made it hard to brag about
And of course there’s the fact that the take-sphere, both left and center, is disproportionately unlikely to have needed unemployment insurance during the pandemic.
Worth remembering that checks-mania doesn’t seem to be limited to twitter. People really liked the checks, they’re very salient
https://twitter.com/jdcmedlock/status/1341580723501760513
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