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Agree with expanding of unemployment benefits and paid sick leave rather than direct payments. Lots of people remain employed and getting paid. Extra benefits should be given to anyone laid off from March 1 through Dec. 31, 2020. The unemployment benefits systems are setup and can be expanded.  Not sure how the paid sick leave works and who would have to provide it because many employers couldn't afford it.

How does additional money for unemployment insurance help contractors, uber and lyft drivers, business owners, and people who's benefits have expired?  You can say "well they just need to change the eligibility requirements" but that means drafting new regulations, training people on implementing them, etc.  It will take weeks optimistically and more likely months.  There's no time for that.  Plus what happens when some state sues because they are being forced to follow a federal mandat 

Checks for everyone is the only way to do this in a reasonable amount of time.  Get the money back from the rich by raising taxes on the wealthy next year.  Interest rates are near 0 for federal borrowing, so it's basically free.

[burger]

Agree with expanding of unemployment benefits and paid sick leave rather than direct payments. Lots of people remain employed and getting paid. Extra benefits should be given to anyone laid off from March 1 through Dec. 31, 2020. The unemployment benefits systems are setup and can be expanded.  Not sure how the paid sick leave works and who would have to provide it because many employers couldn't afford it.

How does additional money for unemployment insurance help contractors, uber and lyft drivers, business owners, and people who's benefits have expired?  You can say "well they just need to change the eligibility requirements" but that means drafting new regulations, training people on implementing them, etc.  It will take weeks optimistically and more likely months.  There's no time for that.  Plus what happens when some state sues because they are being forced to follow a federal mandat 

Checks for everyone is the only way to do this in a reasonable amount of time.  Get the money back from the rich by raising taxes on the wealthy next year.  Interest rates are near 0 for federal borrowing, so it's basically free.