April’s dismal employment report drives home the fact that an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits effectively pays workers to stay at home, making it more profitable for them to remain out of work than to pursue a job. In response, a number of Republican governors have canceled the unemployment bonuses in their states, while the Biden administration and its defenders have concocted dubious-sounding stories about how these extra unemployment benefits are necessary in the midst of a hiring boom.
CNN host Chris Cuomo elevated the UI bonus to the status of life-saving necessity on his program this week.
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