In CA, for many people who only made minimum wage, they are collecting UI benefits almost double of what they were making on top of their stimulus checks.

$450 from the state and $600 lump sum, or $1050/week in UI benefits is a lot more than working for $15/hr 40 hrs ($600) each week. And the $600 federal UI benefit virtually has no rules. If you can claim just 1 hr/$1 of loss of income from covid, you get the entire $600. So practically anyone who qualifies for state UI benefits (regardless of how much of that $450 state benefit they get) they automatically get the entire $600/week federal benefit. That’s $2400/month for doing virtually nothing.

And that’s just the UI benefits for 1 person. Two people in a household out of work is $2100/week in UI benefits, or $8400/month. They can afford to live in carmel valley with that, lol. And if there’s a 3-4 person roommate situation, their combined UI benefits is $3150-4300/week…

So don’t tell me that people can’t afford to pay their rent. Maybe a few people, but come on now. It’s not that bad. UI benefits alone is paying for people’s rent. The government cheese right now beats working for many people. Why do you think the state UI office is swamped with millions of calls each day. If anyone wanted to work less and get paid more, this is probably a once in a lifetime event for many people to do that. It literally is a $2400/month free cheese from the federal government, at least until end of July….unless folks like Harris is successful in getting it renewed.

Come on now. Look at these numbers…. $600 extra/week, $2400/month => $14,400 extra money per person for 6 months, or $28,800 extra per couple…. That’s a lot of money for many people in this country who only make min wage. How could people NOT afford their rents, unless they totally mismanage their money??