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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: PeteS in CA on May 12, 2021, 09:39:57 pm
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Missouri, Tennessee join U.S. states cutting pandemic payments
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-unemployment/missouri-tennessee-join-u-s-states-cutting-pandemic-payments-idUSKBN2CS312 (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-unemployment/missouri-tennessee-join-u-s-states-cutting-pandemic-payments-idUSKBN2CS312)
(Reuters) - The governors of Missouri and Tennessee are joining five other Republican-led states in ending all federally funded pandemic-related unemployment benefits this summer, saying the extra money is keeping those out of work from rejoining the labor force and making it hard for employers to fill jobs.
“While these benefits provided supplementary financial assistance during the height of COVID-19, they were intended to be temporary, and their continuation has instead worsened the workforce issues we are facing,” Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said in announcing the decision on Tuesday.
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Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Montana, and South Carolina have also announced plans to terminate the benefits they blame for slowing hiring.
The source is Reuters, so of course the article advocates the opinion that the supplemented benefits don't encourage staying unemployed.