A bipartisan group of lawmakers from the House and Senate on Thursday introduced legislation to prevent millionaires from taking unemployment checks.

Um, how isn’t this a thing already? (Millionaire=people who earn $1M yearly)
Sorry for Fox News, but it’s the best source with this headline and it says it’s bipartisan so we should probably be good.

  • @FabledAepitaphEnglish
    18•10 months ago

    Who cares if they get it? It’s peanuts for most people anyways, especially nowadays.

    • @AgentGrimstoneEnglish
      9•10 months ago

      I wouldn’t have cared if the distribution of wealth hadn’t become so incredibly lopsided. The last thing rich people need is more money.

    • AatubeOP
      6•10 months ago

      Plus it adds up:

      “IRS data shows thousands of millionaires are gaming this system to receive unemployment insurance,” [Utah Republican Rep. John Curtis] said.

      • @PopcornTinEnglish
        2•10 months ago

        People in charge of making laws are upset when people follow the laws they pass…

    • AatubeOP
      4•10 months ago

      A couple hundred dollars per week saved is a couple hundred dollars per week saved.

    • @Th3D3k0yEnglish
      3•10 months ago

      Something is way better than nothing in most cases.