Stimulus & Bailout Watch Thread

[BigMoneyGrip]

Would have been nice if Congress passed a sweeping stimulus package where each american recieved $5000 each out the gate and $2000 a month for the next 4 months

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Coworker got unemployment payment

No 600 bonus

So itll either be in a separate check or my state hasnt applied it yet

 

[88m3]

Coworker got unemployment payment

No 600 bonus

So itll either be in a separate check or my state hasnt applied it yet

you can't even get anyone on the phone or on the website in NY still


they're ahead of the game

 

[El Bombi]

Stupid White people keep putting Republicans in office.

What a dumb fukk group of idiot.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

you can't even get anyone on the phone or on the website in NY still


they're ahead of the game

Yeah but literally...

Our department of labor cannot be accessed by phone

I emailed 2 weeks ago..said response 2-3 business days. Didnt get a reply

They are not ahead of the game. Just significantly smaller than NY

 

[FAH1223]

 

[Dat Migo]

My wife knows a chick that just made an onlyfans.
I of course subscribed only to do my part in stimulating the economy

 

[nyknick]

Coworker got unemployment payment

No 600 bonus

So itll either be in a separate check or my state hasnt applied it yet

It's going to take weeks for that $600 to kick in.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

It's going to take weeks for that $600 to kick in.

How when it was only approved to run through July?

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

It's going to take weeks for that $600 to kick in.

I think it may end up being separate payments from the fed

Perhaps retroactive to when the claim was filed

 

[nyknick]

How when it was only approved to run through July?

This is from CNN but it's confusing. What I understand is that if states just add $600 onto the same check it would be easy but they may decide to fukk around.

When do I receive the money?

The timing would vary based on where you live, but likely several weeks at least.

Unemployment benefits are administered by states. They would have to reprogram their systems to account for Congress' measures -- of which there are a few, some more complicated to enact than others. Not helping matters is that many state unemployment agencies use antiquated technology.

Adding a $600 boost to everyone's weekly check would be easier to accomplish, which is one reason why lawmakers designed the enhancement this way. During the Great Recession, the federal government temporarily increased benefits by $25 a week so this experience could help many states now, said Andrew Stettner, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation.

But Congress also wants to create a new pandemic unemployment assistance program, which would allow many more Americans to qualify for benefits. It's modeled on the existing disaster unemployment assistance program, but only a few states have had to activate it in recent years, mainly because of hurricanes or floods.

All states would have to set up the pandemic program. So it would likely take even longer for jobless Americans who fall into this category to start receiving benefits, particularly in states that haven't faced disasters recently.

All these federal changes come at a particularly tough time for states, which are being squeezed from both sides, said Rebecca Dixon, executive director of the National Employment Law Project. They are contending with a historic number of first-time filers, who are already overwhelming their online sites and call centers, forcing agencies to divert staff and boost technical capacity.

Plus, these agencies are operating at very low funding levels because of historically low unemployment rate

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

This is from CNN but it's confusing. What I understand is that if states just add $600 onto the same check it would be easy but they may decide to fukk around.

Fwiw on my senators webpage it explicitly states no one will receive less than 600 so i was under the assumption that would be lumped together but its still early so we shall see

 

[nyknick]

Fwiw on my senators webpage it explicitly states no one will receive less than 600 so i was under the assumption that would be lumped together but its still early so we shall see

From NYT

States have the option of providing the entire amount in one payment, or sending the extra portion separately. But it must all be done on the same weekly basis.

So what I gather is that nobody really knows how it's going to work

 

[Json]

This fake economy gotta pull back

 

[wavycam]

you can't even get anyone on the phone or on the website in NY still


they're ahead of the game

I’m in that situation now I’m supposed to finish filing by calling but the line is just beeps