Things are not going back to normal for at least 60 days. How do we live without jobs?

[stopbush]

We are looking at things getting worse in the next three weeks. A return to a semblance of normal is 60-120 days in the future if we’re lucky.

How do the majority of us live, hunkered down in our homes, unable to earn an income with bills piling up? The Feds need to step it up and provide MEANINGFUL money to all of us. Fuck this $1200 bullshit that will get the average family through a week. Not everyone will qualify for unemployment benefits. What do you do if your monthly nut exceeds $4000-7000 a month?

What is the plan? Every man for himself?

[DrToast]

1. Why are people so fixated on the $1,200?

You know there’s a lot more money going out in unemployment benefits, right?

[underpants]

10. Thank you

and incentives for small businesses to keep employees. I don’t think it’s a great plan but it’s not just $1200.

[elias7]

2. Give money to corporations, of course

Try to prop up the stock market. Who needs PPE when the hospitals will just sell it out their back door?

[magicarpet]

3. Banks,....

Bonny & Clyde,

Can you do that type of a banking transaction at the drive thru window ?

[magicarpet]

5. Wait,... you might have to go inside.

First time,... I'm sorta green.

[Phoenix61]

4. They expanded who is eligible for unemployment.

Who do you think would still not be eligible?

[DrToast]

6. And doubled the amount

[stopbush]

8. It depends by state. Each state must certify that a person is eligible

for benefits before any Fed $ kicks in. Different states have different rules that need to be modified.

If you quit your job simply because you’d rather stay home out of caution, that does not qualify.

Also not eligible for unemployment coverage are people able to work from home, workers receiving paid sick or family leave and people just entering the job market. And what about the long term unemployed trying to find work when millions of people have just entered the out of work job market?

[Phoenix61]

11. I don't think so,that was why Rick Scott was so pissed.

The bill makes it all the same to avoid the disaster of each state trying to implement its own deal.

[DrToast]

13. The states have to change the rules, but it's fully funded by Federal govt.

There’s no reason for states not to change the rules.

[Hoyt]

18. Right now, one doesn't have to show they are looking for a job. The funds states will pay

will basically ensure those who were making $50,000 will be made whole for next 4 months. Mortgages can be deferred and there are some restrictions on evictions. The latter needs more.

Not perfect and surely worrisome for those caught in it, but it’s much better than what was available in any other recession, disaster. If needed, think there will be more.

trump and GOPers don’t offer a lot of reassurance, though.

[brewens]

7. Call me crazy but I have an idea for the next time anyway. What if they froze all finance

except access to personal bank accounts. Basically nobody gets paid and no one racks up bills. While something like this goes on, people get food vouchers and maybe a little more to cover gas. People can still supplement the vouchers with their own money if they want to eat more extravagantly.

Landlords don't collect rent, but also are off the hook for all their bills. It seems like something could be worked out that let's everything start back up easier when it's over.

[PCIntern]

12. "It's people like you what cause unrest"

What are you? A Commie?

of course.

A three month hiatus would be very interesting.

We used to debate this in the 60’s and 70’s: if WWIII happened, how would the survivors, if any, survive fiscally?

[brewens]

17. It seems like that would work well for the corporations too. If they declared it sooner than

this time before the markets tanked, how could that be worse? Maybe someone with more finance knowledge could tell me that's impossible, but why would things tank when they threw the switch and started back up when everyone was going back to work?

[stopbush]

15. And if your bank account is under $1000, like most Americans?

[brewens]

19. The vouchers would hopefully be generous enough that you really wouldn't need

to spend any money. You don't drive much so the odds of a car breakdown are way slimmer. I go for months without really spending much on stuff. If my food was covered well, I could get by for a few months and be just fine.

[NRaleighLiberal]

9. I'm thinking 12-18 months

[captain queeg]

14. Soon everyone will be raiding their retirements to get by

At the same time the stock market collapses. At least they are going to waive the penalty fee but retirements are really going to suffer. I raided mine last year when I was out for 6-7 months. I was over 59 1/2 so I didn’t pay a penalty but you have to pay taxes on it. I just realized today i probably won’t get the full $1200 because I took so much money out.

[Brainfodder]

16. Til Vaccine plus 3 months?

[DBoon]

20. Sane countries have income support payments

The USA has corporate bailouts and cash infused into the banking system

[Bayard]

21. Bonnie & Clyde

I was just thinking earlier (while trying to shop for masks online), this would be a prime time for bank robbers to make a comeback. Who's going to notice a guy in a mask? Of course, they'd have to find a bank that's doing more than drive through!