It pays not to work in Biden's America: Experts project anyone who earned $32,000 before COVID could now earn MORE in benefits staying at home
The average weekly unemployment benefit is now $638 - $300 more than what it was 2019
That means people are earning around $16-an-hour - more than double minimum wage which is at least $7.25 across America
It is creating a nightmare scenario for the economy; businesses are desperate to recover from the pandemic but they can't fill their jobs
It is forcing business owners to pay higher wages to attract workers, after a devastating year when they were financially knee-capped
Restaurant owners, for example, say it's already driving inflation and the country isn't fully open again
Republican states are cutting unemployment benefits to get people back to work
Mitch McConnell said the government has 'flooded the zone with checks' and it has dissuaded people from looking for jobs
Montana's Gov axed federal unemployment checks and instead, is giving people $1,200 bonuses to get jobs
South Carolina is also scrapping the federal $300-a-week unemployment boost
April's jobs growth was a quarter of what was expected at just 266,000 instead of 1million
A third of the country has now been vaccinated and businesses should be reopening
By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
Published: 15:55 EDT, 7 May 2021 | Updated: 03:37 EDT, 8 May 2021
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