> the widespread fraud is the more important aspect
Agreed!
In the five years preceding 2020 the US averaged ~2million people claiming unemployment (high of ~2.4, low of ~1.7): https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CCSA
They told me the wealth will trickle down, so why are we looking at the people already on the bottom to get the money flowing when there's a clog? I guess we're on the Golden Standard after all.
> You do know that the discussion is about people who are abusing unemployment, not unemployed people, right?
The effect of combating so-called "abuse" can only make it harder for everyone who legitimately needs unemployment. These people are already time-poor in many other ways (e.g. riding a bus vs owning a car), and every additional hoop you make them jump through means a certain percentage will just give up and suffer. You understand this, right?
We’re talking about people who are stealing money meant for unemployed people and you can’t even bring yourself to admitting that is even a problem. If you’re going to scare quote “abuse”, why don’t you steal from unemployment as well since you don’t seem to think there is anything wrong with it?
> percentage will just give up and suffer.
This is already happening with the existing paperwork. What are you doing to advocate that people don’t even need to pick up the phone or get out of bed to get their unemployment?
> You understand this, right?
You understand that rampant fraud can cause the collapse of the entire setup right?
