- June 25, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Gov. Scott Walker discusses reports that China and Russia defrauded US government on ‘Fox Business Tonight’
About 2.5 million out-of-work Americans are poised to lose their enhanced unemployment benefits this weekend as 10 states prematurely drop out of a pandemic relief program that boosted jobless aid by $300 a week.
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Utah will terminate the extra unemployment benefits this weekend, joining 12 other states that cut off the aid earlier this summer. About 2.5 million workers will lose their benefits, according to one analysis conducted by the Century Foundation, a left-leaning think tank.
In total, 26 states are ending the assistance this summer, a move they contend will help businesses that are struggling to find workers. Just one, Louisiana, is led by a Democratic governor.
THESE 26 STATES ARE ENDING $300 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THIS SUMMER
Critics argue…
