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Related: About this forumSen. John Cornyn of Texas Calls It a 'Mistake' to Help Unemployed During Pandemic
Sen. John Cornyn called it a "mistake" to extend benefits to unemployed Americans during the COVID-19 crisis on a Friday video call with the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.
"This is one area where we found that we did make a mistake, because we actually added a $600-a-week benefit from the federal government," the Texas Republican said on a clip from the call shared by progressive group American Bridge 21st Century. "And some people, we found out, in some wage brackets, were actually making more money not to work than to work. So, that expires in July, and were not going to do that again."
The statement comes as Texas' unemployment rate reached 13% its second-highest ever and as economists warn it will likely take years for the job market to recover.
After initially voting to provide unemployment benefits for people thrown out of work by the health crisis, Cornyn signaled in early May that he favored rolling back the $600 benefit.
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stopbush
(24,398 posts)Basically, what a minimum wage job SHOULD be paying in 2020. At minimum.
So basically, Cornyn is saying that paying people what should be the MINIMUM WAGE is a mistake. Its too generous.
This from a guy who gets paid $174,000 a year from we the taxpayers.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,878 posts)his base believes that helping people during a pandemic is BAD and they should DIE if they do not have to?
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)of seeing their lessers getting what they think is their punishment for being "lazy, entitled", or whatever bigoted stereotype the cons are dishing out this week.
C_U_L8R
(45,035 posts)BillyBobBrilliant
(805 posts)got more than $5 million.
quickesst
(6,283 posts).... and barely broke the $200 mark in benefits. Honestly? I could have lived pretty high off the hog on $600 a week. Do I resent people getting it now? Hell no! It's simply an observation.