Appeals court says state can halt enhanced unemployment benefits

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22 thoughts on “Appeals court says state can halt enhanced unemployment benefits

    1. As scheduled now, yes. But, as with the eviction moratorium, there always seems to be a reason to extend these days, whether legal or not.

  1. The initial argument to stop the extra payments has been proven to be no longer valid. Some 22 state did stop the payments and they DID NOT get increased participation in the work force and still have the same labor shortages that the other 38 states that did not stop the program.

    The difference now is Indiana is just loosing out on millions of dollars of federal aid while we KNOW the economy will still suffers from the same low labor participation rate. Good job Republicans by hurting the small guy, hurting the state, but make a political point.

    1. Um, OK. How about the argument that paying unemployment to those who don’t want to work (your low labor participation reference) is an abhorrent waste of TAXPAYER dollars?!?! You seem to think millions of dollars in “federal aid” grows on trees. And, please don’t give me the “well, the aid is there so we should take it argument”….this is nothing but a waste of taxpayer dollars, another huge heap on the national debt, and a handout that promotes government dependence.

  2. What’s the matter with encouraging folks to fill jobs?
    Safety net is not a safety blanket to lay under all day.
    Government is not the answer, government is the problem.

  3. What’s excellent is now we can see the actual impacts, looking at the states who kept it versus those who cancelled it.
    Guess what!? Reducing unemployment benefits had no impact on employment, but sure increased the suffering of the poorest.
    Right on brand for the Indiana Republican FYIGM Party.

    1. CHARLES M. Hmmmm, so it sounds to me like, for you, this is just another government handout increase that you think should be permanent, and that has no relation at all to the availability of jobs. So the truth comes out – libbies never pass on a government handout and the opportunity to spend more hard earned taxpayer money! Here’s a concept – how about you take your money and put it to use helping the poor yourself? I do. And I’d be happy to do it more if the government stopped taking it from me and wasting it away. I guarantee you I’d be able to create much more the positive impact the government….I assume you could too.

  4. How in the world do you know in fact that the 22 states that stopped it….or however many there were….did not have an increase of those going back to work!? Really….you have studied it that much!!??

  5. The battle of having 47% of the country pay for the rest continues…

    Constant pull/push of the takers vs the makers.

    Sound decision by the court, even if the takers keep increasing…

  6. With an Indiana unemployment rate at 4.1% (when most economists consider between 3 – 3.5% to be full employment) the argument that a large number of people are staying home to collect the extra cash and that this is reason you can’t get your Subway sandwich or pizza delivered doesn’t hold water.

  7. The State should have postponed the re-start of the federal unemployment handout pending the outcome of their appeal, knowing that they might have to make it retroactive to the date of the Marion County Judge Hanley’s poor interpretation of Indiana Code. But, now that the handouts have been given, the State should withhold all unemployment benefits until the recipients pay it back. These decisions should go both ways.

  8. The Court of Appeals decision shows all that many dislike about lawyers, nit picking while people are denied a benefit that Congress intended them to have. When employers whine about not being able to fill jobs, no one asks them what they pay, what fringe benefits, if any they offer. So the whining is not news, just a partial report, nothing to make decisions upon. As for the extra money keeping people at home, there are no credible studies showing that to be true; it is just warmed over R talking points from the 1960s about the imaginary “welfare queens.”

  9. Funny how Rs ignore deficits and debt when they’re in power spending like drunken sailors, cutting taxes for the wealthy, heaping welfare in corporations. But benefits for the poor and struggling are a waste of taxpayer money.

  10. Welfare system has never been a good idea. It just makes people dependent on government and is hard to get out of. Because if you try to go back to work all the benefits cease. How about a plan that encourages people to get back to work instead of punishing them?

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