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<blockquote data-quote="Mugarolla" data-source="post: 4584160" data-attributes="member: 8481">Sort of, but not really. The Republicans did not agree to the $600 until the Democrats threatened to stall the entire stimulus, thus nobody getting any money. They had to agree to it to get the stimulus passed and money to the unemployed, to the businesses and to the public.The States already cap unemployment at a certain amount, I don&#039;t care how old the system is.The unemployment benefits are determined by the States. It&#039;s not the Feds fault that Massachusetts pays more than Florida. In the case of a cap on the CARES Act, the unemployed in Florida may get the entire $600, while those unemployed in Massachusetts may get less than the full $600 if that, combined with the States unemployment, equals more than they typically make.Nobody should get more money being unemployed than they made while working.The State pays their share of the unemployment, sometimes 50% or 70% of their normal pay. If the additional $600 from the Feds does not put them over the already calculated normal pay, then they get the full $600. Or else, they get less than the full amount if it puts them over the already calculated pay the State has already done. It&#039;s simple math.Again, nobody should make more being unemployed than they do working.How many times do I have to repeat this. Nobody should make more money being unemployed than they do working. Your flat dollar amount does not take any of this into account, unless it is capped.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mugarolla, post: 4584160, member: 8481"] Sort of, but not really. The Republicans did not agree to the $600 until the Democrats threatened to stall the entire stimulus, thus nobody getting any money. They had to agree to it to get the stimulus passed and money to the unemployed, to the businesses and to the public. The States already cap unemployment at a certain amount, I don't care how old the system is. The unemployment benefits are determined by the States. It's not the Feds fault that Massachusetts pays more than Florida. In the case of a cap on the CARES Act, the unemployed in Florida may get the entire $600, while those unemployed in Massachusetts may get less than the full $600 if that, combined with the States unemployment, equals more than they typically make. Nobody should get more money being unemployed than they made while working. The State pays their share of the unemployment, sometimes 50% or 70% of their normal pay. If the additional $600 from the Feds does not put them over the already calculated normal pay, then they get the full $600. Or else, they get less than the full amount if it puts them over the already calculated pay the State has already done. It's simple math. Again, nobody should make more being unemployed than they do working. How many times do I have to repeat this. Nobody should make more money being unemployed than they do working. Your flat dollar amount does not take any of this into account, unless it is capped. [/QUOTE]

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