Unemployed people losing benefits are not victims. Stop complaining and get a job
by Brad Polumbo
| September 08, 2021 11:00 AM
Through the pandemic, millions of essential workers have gone to work every day. All the while, millions lost their jobs or otherwise wound up on the unemployment welfare dole.
They found themselves on a benefits system that was absurdly augmented to pay many workers more than their jobs, with welfare paying up to $25 an hour in many states. At first, this state of dependency was certainly not the fault of the unemployed. But for many months now, there have been enormous labor demand and widely available, safe, effective vaccines against COVID-19, leaving little excuse for most of the idle lingering on the taxpayer dole.
The “temporary” expanded benefits have finally been allowed to lapse more than a year later, expiring on Sept. 6. To be clear, this doesn’t mean all unemployment benefits have ended, just that the unemployment welfare system has reverted to its pre-pandemic norms. But now, the welfare recipients who’ve enjoyed their year-plus taxpayer-funded vacation aren’t very happy. About 7.5 million people lost benefits after the federal augmentation lapsed, and they’re making their feelings known in media interviews.
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