Senate Democrats unveiled a proposal Tuesday that would boost the pay of essential workers on the frontlines of the battle against the coronavirus pandemic by potentially tens of thousands of dollars.
As much as $25,000 in hazard pay would be afforded over a period of time to those deemed essential, including employees in health care, drug stores, grocery stores, sanitation workers, truck drivers, transportation workers and all federal employees with frontline positions, such as Postal Service workers.
"Not all heroes wear capes," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters on a conference call Tuesday. "For these Americans, working from home is not an option. Social distancing is not an option."
The raise would be equivalent to $13 per hour and would apply retroactively from the start of the health crisis emergency on January 27 until the end of the year, Schumer said.
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More $$$ to help collapse the economy.
ReplyDeletePostal workers ? Michigan plant shut down and there is NO mail delivery bc they WALKED off the job they need to be FIRED.
ReplyDeleteTotal BS. Democrats don’t have the ability to do that. They want green contracts for their buddy’s and pay China billions for solar panels.
ReplyDeleteBetter add utility workers ... this would suck worse without electricity or tv and internet
ReplyDeleteAgreed 100%
DeleteMore taxable income
ReplyDeleteTrying to buy votes.
ReplyDeleteDon't expect Anything good from Demon-crats !!!
ReplyDeleteGood Grief.
ReplyDeleteWhat about people that would like to work who are being told they can't. Can they get 25,000 too?! Such a joke.
ReplyDeleteWhere the f*** did he come up with the January 27 start date? They've been considered essential only for a month at best. Good luck to those that get screwed on that tax bill next year, LMFAO. Our government is the most corrupt there is
ReplyDeleteI’d vote Democrat for 25k
ReplyDeleteSo 3:10, you would sell your country out for $25,000. Are you related to the clintons, are just a greedy dimocrat.
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ReplyDeleteYou're mentality is the problem.
B.T.W. The stimulus checks are only an advance for next years taxes. so get ready to pay it back next year.
Almost any job could be "justified" as essential... just another way to get people to want more handouts
ReplyDeleteThere trying to drive this bus right off the cliff. They must have an awful lot of dirty deeds to hide if their willing to force this country into economic collapse
ReplyDeleteDamn, I should have ended that sentence with a question mark. Please excuse me officer.
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