Keinichn t1_iujl6tk wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:36 PM

Reply to comment by User_Name13 in Editorial: Better bet: Despite turbulent Senate race, Oz better prepared to lead by User_Name13

From your source:

>Workers received nearly $700 billion in unemployment benefits, including an extra $600 per week from March to July 2020

The $600 per week lasted 4-5 months and ended over two years ago. You can rightfully blame it for hiring issues in the summer/fall of 2020, but it's absolutely not the cause for current and ongoing labor/inflation issues in 2022 as that money is long gone. Do you have a source that those payments are still ongoing or are you going to admit it's a more complex issue?

PhillyPanda t1_iuk7g6j wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:23 PM

Federal pandemic aid lasted through September 2021.

The $600 was reduced to $300 after a few months but the government was still paying people on top of unemployment.