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In response to
"The number of businesses who have done layoffs and told employees to file for unemployment is just...it's an indictment of American capitalism. -- nm"
by
David
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To be fair, if their employees are eligible for unemployment, this is kind of what it's there for. I saw a restaurant owner on tv trying to figure
Posted by
pmb (aka pmb)
Mar 18 '20, 08:24
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out what he can do for his employees. He can't make enough off just deliveries to keep on his excess staff and survive. So he discussed cutting hours rather than firing them so they could have some income. TV expert says if he lets them go they can get unemployment (many states are waiving the waiting periods before you can apply). He can then try to help personally, but it will help him and them to let them go. I mean it is a social program that the employer has paid into for this kind of protection. I'm not sure that is an indictment of capitalism. It kind of shows that capitalism with social back ups is how it should work.
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