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Originally Posted by T186021
Painting the present employment environment with a broad brush may be unfair, as jobs reopen many employees cannot return to work due to issues related to child care, medical care, job locations, limited work hours, and changes in the job requirements. Before the lost of their jobs many employees paid payroll taxes weekly which funded the social programs that are assisting them. Businesses are receiving stimulus money and loans that are being forgiving, why not also support the individuals. This is a complex problem in our society but one that WE can solve together.
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Thanks for this. Those of you who think workers are not returning to work because of all the unemployment benefits should try living on the amount of those benefits before complaining! And then, go help out the social services agencies that hear the concerns of the workers, as I have. There are MANY reasons why workers can not go back to work, don’t criticize until you know what is really going on! And, you should realize restaurant staff who get tips are paid BELOW minimum wage, as allowed by law, they DEPEND on tips just to get to minimum wage. What I’m seeing is that people want to get back to work but when they have to take care of someone in the family that is still affected by the after-effects of COVID-19, that can impact their ability to work. Or if they can’t get the vaccine because they don’t have access to the internet to get one of those precious appointments and need it because of underlying health factors, that can impact their ability to go back to work too. So, please learn more about the people you are criticizing for not going back to work, walk in their shoes, as the saying goes.