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Friday, May 01, 2020

Biggest threat to the Foodchain

Joe,

The $600/week bonus to unemployment benefits is crippling poultry industry on the shore and industries all over the country. 

$1000/week without having to work is a windfall. Employees do not even have to quit their job or have the plant they work at close. All that is requires is fear of infection and/or a family member to take care of. Processors on the shore are struggling to get product in a usable form. 

The national reports about the closures I am sure are misleading. Lack of labor is the reason not infections. Unless you count an infection of cash.

Unemployment begins paying additional $600 per week

MADISON (WKOW) –
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development today began paying the additional $600 unemployment benefit to people out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) payments provide an additional $600 to people who are collecting benefits from ANY of the following programs:
Regular Unemployment Insurance (UI), including:
Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE)
Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service members (UCX)
Partial Unemployment Compensation
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC)
Work-Share (STC)
Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA)

Those who receive the above benefits DO NOT need to take any additioanl action to receive the additional $600-per-week benefit; the payment will be automatically added to their benefit payments.

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13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nancy Pelosi and the Republicans knew that would happen. However no one would receive a stimulus check if it wasn't passed. Nancy wanted an additional 600 knowing full well it would cripple the economy. It ends in July or I should say 1 August. Lord helps us.

Anonymous said...

I never made that much when I was working my butt off. This is total socialism / communism. Controlling the people.

Anonymous said...

My girlfriend is getting $987.00 a week since this started.
Prior to this she took home about $395.00 per week.
She, nor I, hope she's not called back to work until at least August!

Anonymous said...

1:21 YOU GO KID!!!

Anonymous said...

Biggest Threat to the Food chain is Rosie O'Donnell and Oprah!

Annoy said...

Why that much? Is she getting her state and federal taxes taken out?

Annoy said...

Overall the state and federal governments should make out on 2020 taxes because so many people are not getting their state zbd federal taxes taken out of their unemployment benefits.

my muffin is wet said...

what 121 did not tell you

is his girlfriend is a CALL GIRL

he cant service her so she goes out and earns money

Anonymous said...

4:18 Trump said the $600 federal boost to unemployment is Tax free. The only taxes to pay are state.

Cracker said...

Socialism sounds good, getting paid to do nothing. Can we look a few weeks, maybe a month ahead? We have to have workers to sustain this country, farmers, food workers, utility workers, road workers, construction workers, auto mechanics, and many other jobs are physically impossible to import from china. We had the greatest country and economy in the world, so let's get back to work.

Anonymous said...

Now that's funny ....

Anonymous said...

Here`s some reality to chew on. Disabled veterans who are 100% permanently disabled are getting less financial compensation right now from the taxpayers than cooks from places like appleby`s who got laid off and are collecting unemployment because of this corona virus,are getting. There is something very wrong with this country and it`s politicians when unemployed fast food cooks get better taxpayer funded financial compensation than 100% permanently disabled veterans get.

Anonymous said...

The one thing I’ve noticed is the number of overweight people out getting exercise during this pandemic... I think it’s great