Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

So whatever the pressure to open things up this spring is about it is not about helping the people who are working retail jobs. The problem economically stems from *higher-wage* service providers (dentists, for example) and from business owners who worry about going bust. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 11, 2020 Hibernated

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That means that for most people — and especially working class people doing low-wage personal service and retail jobs — you are better off economically taking Unemployment Insurance + $600/week than you are working. Furlough is fine *as long as you are rehired in August* — PolitiTweet.org

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Small business has what seems like a strong voice in congress, but the program their champions came up with — PPP — is a mess. In particular it interacts with bonus UI in a way that makes no sense. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 11, 2020 Hibernated