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Johnny2X2X

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7. Yeah, but that's not pandemic related

Reply to questionseverything (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 04:03 PM

Dec 2020

This is a pandemic relief bill, we aren't going to fix wages in it or cure poverty. A lot can be done to help that issue, but it doesn't belong in this bill.

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For those of us unemployed, when will we see the $300/wk unemployment & the $600 (or $2,000) check? [View all] Polybius Dec 2020 OP

Same... FirstLight Dec 2020 #1

I believe that it is not retroactive SoCalNative Dec 2020 #2

I know that it won't be retroactive to August, but I had hoped it would be to the day of the signing Polybius Dec 2020 #4

A couple weeks Johnny2X2X Dec 2020 #3

There are lots of working poor that don't qualify for ue questionseverything Dec 2020 #6

Yeah, but that's not pandemic related Johnny2X2X Dec 2020 #7

Actually tipped employees loss of income is totally pandemic related questionseverything Dec 2020 #9

PUA covers tipped employees Johnny2X2X Dec 2020 #13

You can't blame repubs when it's you arguing against any help for the "previously poor" questionseverything Dec 2020 #15

No, sounds like a lot of people didn't even know they qualified Johnny2X2X Dec 2020 #17

I didn't try for anything for my household because we were fine so questionseverything Dec 2020 #18

Yeah, it very much is pandemic related. Withywindle Dec 2020 #12

Or they got so few hours before they don't qualify now questionseverything Dec 2020 #14

You should look in to applying for the gig worker aspect of UE. joshcryer Dec 2020 #8

What is mturk? questionseverything Dec 2020 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Dec 2020 #16

Looking like what State you live in. Wellstone ruled Dec 2020 #5

It affects me Tink41 Dec 2020 #10