Slippery Slope Arguments Can Be Cautionary

Difficult does not mean impossible.  I have been in more than a few conversations about people not wanting to work.  Lately the reason given for people not wanting to work is that they are making more money in the latest round of COVID 19 UI.

Moving right along, if you had a business that went out of business after getting a PPP loan you are not the only one.  Other businesses were able to hold on, some barely and others were better placed to survive.  Maybe they didn't need the money and some were crooks.

If you are a landlord and you are having trouble collecting rent, the multiple choice answers for not getting your rent are, a) my tenant stopped looking for a job, b) where my tenant worked went out of business or has downsized, c) schools have not reopened, d) UI payments are too high.??  

At long last, Florida’s state government is accepting applications for more than $800 million in federal emergency rental assistance funds designed to help struggling tenants and landlords during the pandemic. The application website, OURFlorida.com, launched last week.

Are we all going to hell in a handbasket?  Who knows, but it is clear enough to me UI payments in Florida were screwed up from the beginning of the pandemic and stingy. Giving money to businesses to keep them from laying off even more people and helping folks with housing and food assistance has kept things from being even worse.

I have read that some folks who are hesitant about the vaccine need more information and expert explanation regarding the small risks involved.  Similarly, folks that have dropped out of the labor market may need some help or retraining to get back into the workforce.

Let's be better prepared for the next disaster.  Whining is not a winning strategy.



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