Federal unemployment payments of $300 a week have served a necessary function throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but evidence suggests they have outlived their usefulness. The supply and demand of economics can be complex, but here is the situation in simplistic terms: Jobs are available, and too many people are unwilling to take them.
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In Our View: Time to repeal federal supplemental jobless aid
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