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> Congress passed an expansive relief package with an unprecedented $600-per-week supplement for jobless workers. The goal was to replace their wages so they could survive the economic lockdown.

> As a result, though, many people may now be eligible for substantially more money while unemployed

According to your source, "Some people were paid more in benefits than they made working" was only true for the very poor.

The link to shitcoins is dubious. It strikes me like the 21st century equivalent of complaining how folks spent money on nice cars.

parent bevr1337 1 year ago

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