Letters to the Editor: Joe Manchin’s insulting idea that $400 is enough to keep us unemployed
To the editor: I struggled to understand Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) rationale for opposing $400 in weekly jobless aid in the COVID-19 relief package. (“After a surprise snag, Democrats agree to move ahead on COVID-19 relief bill,” March 5)Manchin was quoted as explaining that $400 would discourage unemployed workers from seeking jobs. So it angered me to see the GOP do everything it could to slow down and try to thwart the COVID-19 relief bill. AdvertisementAccording to polls, about three-fourths of Americans support the measures for rent and mortgage relief, small business relief, unemployment insurance, stimulus checks, vaccines and testing. The COVID-19 relief bill will benefit the rest of us, and it needed to pass without delay.
Source: Los Angeles Times March 09, 2021 11:02 UTC
