A new law taking effect in North Carolina over the weekend will cut unemployment benefits for new claims and disqualify the state from receiving federal funds for the long-term jobless.
According the The Associated Press, lawmakers passed the bill in February to accelerate the repayment of $2.5 billion federal debt by cutting jobless benefits and increasing taxes on businesses. Because the bill cuts benefits to those who are newly unemployed, the state also disqualified itself from receiving federally funded Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC).
The U.S. Labor Department has estimated that about 170,000 out-of-work North Carolinians stand to lose $700 million in EUC payments.
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What a wonderful idea to withdraw funding from the unemployed and their children. So now we deal in drugs or prostitution or commit crimes to exist? Shame on you as not to care about others in society! Your constitution says “Bring me your poor” to what avail? What sort of example do you set to the world. I am glad I do not live there!!