Lay me off?

[Boywondr]

Sounds like she needs to find a better street corner.

At least he has a wife.
Your cat die in childbirth or conception?

@IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U

 

[eats packages]

No doubt, they'll probably offer bonuses that disappear when this is over instead of raising wages though.

That's a lot easier for huge companies than it is for small businesses, which are half the jobs in this country.

You do realize that the unemployment benefits now are also temporary.
And "small business", by all accounts has suffered for way longer than this. The quicker you realize that just 3 out of the 500+ congresspeople would actively craft laws to keep food carts and bike repair shops afloat, the better.

The mom-and-pop shops who had to close down completely will pocket the cash for now and may need it to re-open. It's always made more sense to package stimulus to the lower-income groups regardless.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

The quicker you realize that just 3 out of the 500+ congresspeople would actively craft laws to keep food carts and bike repair shops afloat, the better.

I don't look for government to solve problems because they suck at it. The quicker you realize that, the better.

 

[zimbomb]

makes no sense some people will be getting a lot more by being laid off than people that are forced to work

It makes perfect sense when you look at out dated, archaic state run unemployment departments. A blanket $600wk to everyone laid off or out of work is going to keep the economy rolling, rent to landlords, mortgages and car payments from default. When benefits are calculated most people currently working will not do better unemployed. On top of it all unemployment benefits are taxed as income and the unemployed still need to find their own health insurance or pay out of pocket for their current employer based one's.

 

[Slacker45]

No more than usual. I'd say any given person is about .00000001% more likely to die with coronavirus on the scene than without it. Totally worth plunging the world into a massive depression that will likely kill millions more than the virus ever would.

20% hospitalization rate across the board. So your magnitudes off about 2,000,000x

 

[zubenelgenubi]

20% hospitalization rate across the board. So your magnitudes off about 2,000,000x

Might want to re-read what I wrote. And the number was a made up exaggeration. TTKU.

 

[Justaloader]

Boggles my mind how this country is trillions in debt, yet we can just magically come up with more to give to everyone. No wonder they call it "funny money"....

 

[zubenelgenubi]

Boggles my mind how this country is trillions in debt, yet we can just magically come up with more to give to everyone. No wonder they call it "funny money"....

Just like with most things, it is about perception and belief. As long as people continue to accept the value of a dollar, it will still have value. Encouraging household debt is one way of ensuring most people have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo.

 

[Faceplanted]

My wife got temporary laid off. We just increased our income by about 500-600usd take home a month thanks to her lay off. Look at me now Mom, I made it!!!!!

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

My wife got temporary laid off. We just increased our income by about 500-600usd take home a month thanks to her lay off. Look at me now Mom, I made it!!!!!

My wife is getting paid to work from home and I'm saving $1000 a month on childcare.

Thanks China!

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

My wife is getting paid to work from home and I'm saving $1000 a month on childcare.

Thanks China!

Is their daycare closed? If not, how are you not paying them?

My grandson's daycare closed last Monday. My son has been working from home for the past 2 weeks so it works out well. They can save the $300/week for their wedding.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Is their daycare closed? If not, how are you not paying them?

My grandson's daycare closed last Monday. My son has been working from home for the past 2 weeks so it works out well. They can save the $300/week for their wedding.

They're all closed here so are the schools.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Same here.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Same here.

It's a little too preemptive IMO but I'm not complaining about saving money.

The messed up part is this virus isn't really affecting the young but they're carriers. Now many of the kids with working parents are being watched by susceptible grandparents....
Brilliant.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

We had a 2 month old (not in the same daycare) test positive so it may have been a good call after all.

He has since made a full recovery.