Florida Republicans admit that the $77.9 million unemployment system that is now failing the state’s workers is doing exactly what @SenRickScott designed it to do... lower the state’s reported number of jobless claims after the great recession.https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/04/03/its-a-sh-sandwich-republicans-rage-as-florida-becomes-a-nightmare-for-trump-1271172 …
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As 1000s of people try to get help, the system crashes/denies access. ~400K people have managed to file claims in the last 2.5 weeks. It’s not known how many have tried & failed. Most who submit won’t qualify for aid, & the benefits paid out are capped at a max of $275/week.
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