Molson Hart

We extended an above-market 3 day a week part-time job offer to someone we were hoping could help us in the warehouse. Despite being out of work, they turned it down because their husband is getting $950/week on unemployment and they believe a $3400 stimulus check is on the way.

1. Most Americans don't see the gravity of our economic situation 2. Americans don't save or plan for the future 3. Those checks might get spent awfully fast What a world.

Isn't that kind of the point right now?

I don't think so. I think the $600 is designed to help our economy and soften the blow.

Think if you read about the negotiation, the $600 was Dems attempt to get unemployment to parity with working... Basically, undoing the normal incentive structure for unemployment (the one that's supposed to push you back to work). I agree that it's already causing problems.

Ah, I see what you were saying now. Yeah, definitely not a good call by whoever was pushing for that. Turns out that if you pay people not to work, they won't work. Who could've guess that!