Federal government should NOT continue any additional funds for unemployment. What they should consider is that someone who gets a job, even if it was their old job, but makes less than they were before everything shut down the federal government makes up that difference to a maximum of $15/hr above their new wage. Maybe cap the whole thing at $40/hr max with the federal additional pay. IE someone was making $40/hr, finds a new job at $25/hr, still getting their normal wage.
So say you were in the catering industry making $22/hr. Lets say that business opens back up but because they don't have revenue (customers) they can only pay someone $10/hr until things pick up - the Federal government pays that worker $12/hr for some specified time.
Another example would be someone making $22/hr in the catering industry. That business is not opening back up, but they do go get a job as a cashier making $8/hr. The Federal government would pay that worker $14/hr for a specified period of time to make up the difference.
This way people are being productive in some fashion. People have responsibilities they have to take care. But people are not getting totally screwed.
I think this is a better system than handing out money for nothing and will remove the incentive to not work.
Federal government should NOT continue any additional funds for unemployment. What they should consider is that someone who gets a job, even if it was their old job, but makes less than they were before everything shut down the federal government makes up that difference to a maximum of $15/hr above their new wage. Maybe cap the whole thing at $40/hr max with the federal additional pay. IE someone was making $40/hr, finds a new job at $25/hr, still getting their normal wage.
So say you were in the catering industry making $22/hr. Lets say that business opens back up but because they don't have revenue (customers) they can only pay someone $10/hr until things pick up - the Federal government pays that worker $12/hr for some specified time.
Another example would be someone making $22/hr in the catering industry. That business is not opening back up, but they do go get a job as a cashier making $8/hr. The Federal government would pay that worker $14/hr for a specified period of time to make up the difference.
This way people are being productive in some fashion. People have responsibilities they have to take care. But people are not getting totally screwed.
I think this is a better system than handing out money for nothing and will remove the incentive to not work.