Peter Doocy And Jen Psaki Battle Over Whether Massive Unemployment Benefits Disincentivize Work
Jordan Lancaster
Reporter
May 10, 2021 2:53 PM ET
Fox News White House Correspondent Peter Doocy questioned White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki during a Monday briefing about whether the Biden administration’s massive unemployment benefits disincentivize people from returning to work.
Doocy pointed out the employment rose by 266,000 jobs in April despite the 7.4 million job openings nationwide. Companies have struggled to hire workers despite coronavirus restrictions relaxing across the country, and some experts have placed the blame for people not wanting to return to work on generous unemployment benefits.
“How does the White House know that people aren’t just choosing not to apply for jobs because the extra unemployment benefits are so good?” he asked.
Psaki pointed to data that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen had discussed and said that the evidence did not show that unemployment was a significant factor influencing whether or not people rejoined the workforce. She pointed to other factors, like child care, vaccination rates and wages.
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Psaki disagrees, citing the lack of "livable, working wage" in jobs, schools being closed, and expensive child care.
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