Video of the ACB announcement event on Saturday at the WH featuring Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, who has now tested positive for Covid-19. x.com/bubbaprog/status/13099… via @bubbaprog
Cuomo gets a lot more coverage because the national media is based in New York and his brother is on CNN, but CA has contained coronavirus much better than NY, and Gavin Newsom (and London Breed and Eric Garcetti!) have, so far, done a lot of good.
Coronavirus is a reminder that the welfare state is not “a burden” but a form of collective insurance against life’s hazards: ill-health, disability, the death of a partner, unemployment. It should never have been so weakened by cuts.
They're worried low wage workers might get TOO MUCH MONEY during a period when the economy is might contract by 25% and unemployment might his Great Depression levels. Real Galaxy Brain stuff.
IMPORTANT:
The problem Sasse, Tim Scott and Graham have is that the UI benefits would be larger than what many low-wage workers make because of the *extra $600 per week.*
They worry that would create an incentive for low-wage workers to get laid off and stay laid off.