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streamofthesky posted...

Well, until the insane +$600/week unemployment boost runs out, it should still be pretty good for you.
In CT it's probably close to $25/hour (if you were to divide the total weekly amount by a 40 hour work week) to sit at home, right?

Even assuming I get it, I still won't be making what I was which annoys me. As it is, I know people who were laid off in mid-March who still haven't had their unemployment claim processed and the few who were approved last week didn't get the added $600 for the weeks before it was processed. Plus I'd rather work for my money anyway.

All of which is also overlooking the greater issue of long-term economic damage the longer the shutdown continues. You take a state like CT which already ranks near the bottom of the nation in terms of economic growth and a shit economy and put it through this and it won't even get back to where it was for probably close to a decade, let alone where it needs to be. To crib a talking point, restarting the economy won't be like flipping a switch. Even when the doors re-open, the lights are staying off for a while.

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