Are unemployment benefits the new welfare? Short-term assistance becoming long-term 'trap,' report warns

Are unemployment benefits the new welfare? Short-term assistance becoming long-term 'trap,' report warns Expanded federal unemployment benefits, put in place as an emergency measure during the COVID-19 pandemic, are on course to become another long-term “welfare trap,” a government fiscal watchdog group warns in a new report. https://ift.tt/2WPPHWB https://ift.tt/3iiri3X August 2, 2021 at 04:09PM